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The result showed that mesophyllous cell in cotton was sensitive to plant diseases, insect pests and higher level dose.
In the past year Walston's farm had been hit by a tsunami of animal pests unlike anything he had known in his lifetime.
Any general use pesticide will kill insects indiscriminately, pests and beneficials alike.
The only major pests of hostas are slugs, which thrive in the moist, cool, shady areas that hostas love.
And just as different PC pests annoy people in different ways, so our reactions vary from mild annoyance to extreme anger.
Trellised tomatoes are also easier to protect from pests than plants that trail on the ground.
Supported plants are also easier to protect from pests than plants trailing on the ground.
Although moles feed on beneficial invertebrates as well as lawn pests, they rarely affect the populations of either.
Farmers used DDT to protect cash crops like cotton, corn, and apples from a wide variety of agricultural pests.
It thrives in our moist climate and is relatively free of pests and diseases.
The researchers found that populations of other cotton pests, particularly ones called mirids, have blossomed.
It will be particularly useful for those practicing integrated pest management or just studying pests and other biological organisms in nature.
The biological control of insect pests by using spiders as predators is being studied in four districts of Kerala.
But the scientists cautioned that biological control of pests is risky if the parasites are not specific to the target pest.
They have also been used for biological control, introduced into various islands with the idea that they would control outbreaks of rodent pests.
The birdbrain concerned ignores the fact that people are complaining precisely because the pests are NOT leaving them alone.
The Dandie Dinmont was used to kill pests in farms, a skill that they possess until today.
Stored food pests, such as the biscuit beetle and flour beetle, are notoriously difficult to detect until they are present in large numbers.
There are a few pests to watch for that like fuchsias such as spider mites, thrips, whiteflies, aphids, and fuchsia gall mites.
The tagged rodent was released into the wild to allow researchers to investigate how the little furry pests behave on small islands.
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The three main insect pests that damage apple fruits are apple maggot flies, plum curculio, and codling moth.
Normally, controlling pests is my greatest challenge, and the pea curculio is my greatest enemy.
Sawflies infest fruitlets and cause these to drop prematurely after which the pests pupate in the topsoil.
Frequent frosts or inclement weather kill off pests that would be devastating to crops, or plague-carrying insects that affect the population.
The fungus has been successfully used for froghopper, grasshoppers and other pests of agricultural importance.
One great potential danger was genetically modified wild plants gaining resistance to insect pests by cross-pollination.
These controlled environments allow growers to use natural predators to fight pests and use bumble bees to cross-fertilise the plants.
Other oils, which will repel insect pests, although not as fragrantly pleasant, are eucalyptus and citronella.
The most significant predators on red foxes are humans, who hunt foxes for their fur and kill them in large numbers as pests.
When Europeans settled South Dakota they considered cougars dangerous pests.
For example, a cotton plant could be protected from certain pests by being engineered to carry a particular gene that kills the pests.
The scientists say similar decoys can be tailor-made for other insect pests closely related to the apple maggot fly.
Use pesticides only when necessary and only in amounts that will adequately control pests.
It is approved for organic as well as conventional use, and it keeps in check many serious pests not otherwise easily controlled.
He applied his experimental design techniques to a wide range of problems such as control of pests.
Poorly maintained sprayers result in wastage of inputs and uneven control of pests, weeds and diseases.
Severely infested grains and cheese usually require fumigation to achieve control of these pests.
The USDA regulates plants, plant products, and other organisms that may introduce plant diseases or pests.
These loads are intended for indoor target practice, plinking, or putting an end to annoying pests without disturbing the neighbors.
That way he has plenty to feed himself, as well as some of his garden's pests.
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For the life of me, I can't find it in my heart to loathe rabbits the way I do other pests like possums and stoats.
This insect is among the most damaging arthropod pests of pears in North America and Europe.
Useful insects such as bees or natural parasites and predators of pests may be affected by pesticide residues.
And he adopts university-based scouting and Integrated Pest Management recommendations for controlling pests in snap beans and field corn.
It's best not to compost fruit and leaves unless you know your pile gets hot enough to kill the pests.
Hunters with rifles and pig dogs will soon be patrolling national parks as a cheap way of ridding Queensland of feral pests.
Golden eagles are also being relocated to the mainland, an option not available for wild pigs, which the state designates as pests.
Paint flaked off the walls, pests infested the rooms and loose wires hung in plain view.
I don't think anyone would like the idea of mice or rats in their garden but people feeding birds risk these pests infesting their homes.
Protect your plants from damage caused by frost, wind, pests, diseases, animals, hungry or mischievous kids, and jealous neighbors.
Like a Pied Piper for pests, Su devised a simple method to get the termites to come out of hiding.
Invariably, new suckers carry the pests and diseases that have infected the parent plant.
Perhaps people soon realized they could perhaps use the felines to control these pests.
Birds should also be encouraged to feed on caterpillars, slugs and other pests.
As such, despite our physical isolation, we are at constant risk from incursions by exotic pests and diseases.
Disinfection powder is sprinkled outside animal enclosures to keep away insects and pests.
The Colorado potato beetle is one of North America's most ravenous and difficult to control garden pests.
Even a normal seed requires two years of trials and tests to ensure that new diseases and pests are not introduced.
Another problem that troubled Zhu was pests, such as mosquitoes, flies and rats.
Growing the right herbs and flowers with your crops encourages beneficial insects and natural predators to control pests.
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Diversity is prized by scientists as a hedge against diseases, pests and climate change.
Thrushes, ladybirds, dragonflies, spiders and hoverfly larvae will snack on aphids, snails and other pests, saving you time, work and money.
Birds are the only real garden pests that will come between you and your fair share of seeds.
Surveillance is usually targeted at specific pests such as the Asian gypsy moth.
Free-range chickens, turkeys and guineas will feed on ticks and other pests, such as grasshoppers, Japanese beetles and mosquitoes.
In the wild the long white caterpillars are often considered pests by beekeepers, because they feed on the hives' wax and honey.
Fisher believes this new device will revolutionize detection of root-feeding pests like the weevil.
Alfalfa weevils have been serious pests of alfalfa in Nebraska for some time.
Researchers at some locations focus on beneficial insects like wasps to control insect pests such as alfalfa weevils or gypsy moths.
Mycoinsecticides are fungal sprays that work on insect pests from the inside out.
Also, raking up and destroying dropped fruit will diminish these pests over time.
An example would be genes for insecticidal proteins to fight white grubs and other pests.
Farmers can also prevent pests and disease build-up in cotton growing by avoiding ratooning.
Long-tailed weasels are good mousers and ratters, so farmers do not mind having weasels around their farms because they eliminate these pests.
Inspect your plants regularly for insects such as aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and other noxious pests, whether indoors or outdoors.
The aggravation of the problem is directly related to the violence unleashed on the natural enemies of pests.
They use a rotation schedule in rooms, separating new bags from older ones, so that pests don't spread.
Other insects, such as cutworm and grasshoppers, are general agricultural pests world-wide.
One good way to deal with all your enemies, including pests like this guy, is to kill them with kindness.
This will reduce rusting and make it less attractive to mice and other pests which can damage electrical wiring.
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He sees the crops withered through drought and devoured by pests on a shrivelled land struggling to escape the paralysis of famine.
Synthetic pesticides sprayed on crops to check insect pests also kill non-target insects.
How do I get rid of these annoying pests without destroying my other foliage or the oak tree?
Nematodes have been successfully deployed against a wide range of insect pests, including white grubs, weevils, fruit flies and woodwasps.
A few small grasshoppers and lygus bugs were found in the alfalfa but the number of these pests was low.
Spider mites, mealy worms and scale are insect pests that are attracted to orchids.
Soil insect pests are generally more of a problem on corn and soybeans than on small grains and forages.
Less genetic diversity means less resistance to pests, diseases and climate changes.
The larvae of ladybugs and green lacewings are also hunters of small, soft-bodied insect pests.
As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests.
In most cases, pesticides should be considered the last resort for reducing losses due to pests.
For success in controlling nematode pests in tomatoes, plant marigolds with them.
Wildlife and beneficial birds return to help keep down insects and other pests.
Houseflies, mosquitoes and cockroaches are identified as the most common domestic insect pests.
Though small, they can do wonders because frantically attacking these pests will keep the lazybones on their toes.
Removing the space prevents cockroaches and other pests from residing in the dark corners.
Flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles and Indian meal moths are some of the more common pests.
The grubs of the delicate lacewing gorge themselves on greenfly, as well as leafhoppers and other soft-bodied pests.
Keep a close watch for pests, especially aphids and leafhoppers, which can spread diseases as they feed.
Chinese farmers planted this field with genetically modified rice engineered to resist two insect pests, the stem borer and the leaf roller.
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Of course members have heard my learned colleague speak about the range of pests.
Except for two small species of bats, there are no native mammals here to prey on or compete with introduced animal pests.
Aphids and coccids are major pests of agriculture and forestry throughout the world.
Excessively rich soil fosters leggy, less attractive growth and leaves plants more prone to pests.
If gophers, squirrels or other animal pests are common in your area, planting tasty bulbs, such as lilies, in open soil is a waste of time.
The spray bottles in the garage, used to control insect pests on our cherry, peach and apple trees, disappeared.
Cover the area with cloches to protect from the worst of the weather and pests.
Rodenticides control rats, mice, gophers, and other rodent pests of human habitation and agriculture.
Hamilton noted that E. fuscus in northern West Virginia also preyed substantially on insect pests.
Australia is host to around 200 species of flies, with the major pests being the common housefly and bush fly.
Nigel also asks if these pests attack the roots of bulbs such as chionodoxa, muscari and fritillaria.
She cited the loss of biodiversity, a decrease in the nutrition of the food supply and the presence of super pests and super weeds as problems.
The targeted pests were chickweed, prickly lettuce, and root-knot nematode.
Psocids are common but harmless household pests, smaller than a pinhead, that can live in dry powdery type foods.
But once we started asking questions, none of those women would say that they had ever had pests, rodents, or roaches in their homes.
The sulfur butterflies, Colias philodice and C. eurytheme, are economic pests of alfalfa and clover crops.
Among some pests to watch for are aphids, red spiders, leaf tiers, and rose chafers.
Such hairs serve as a protective armor for plants because they secrete polyol ester chemicals that are deadly to certain insect pests.
For centuries we have referred to them as weeds, pests, vermin and disease.
Handy hints are given on what to do should, for example, pests get into the compost heap.
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In biological-control arms races, scientists bring in exotic predators and parasites to control exotic pests.
Members of the family Scelionidae are egg parasitoids of several economically-important hemipteran pests.
Medicines targeting fleas, ticks, heartworm, and intestinal parasites prevent both the pests and the diseases they cause.
Two wasp stings nearly cost a Heybridge woman her life as a sharp increase of call-outs to deal with the striped pests was reported in mid-Essex.
House flies, stable flies and blow flies may be pests of dairy cattle kept on lots.
Some, like the rugosas, object to sprays and pampering almost more than they object to pests and diseases.
For years, the gardens have been suffering from the depredations of the little pests.
That is, these mounted men were regarded as tyrannical bullies, delinquents and pests.
Large numbers of butterflies and moths are flying in most fields and another generation of many pests is likely.
Keep a watchful eye out for insect pests such a aphids, mealybugs and spider mites.
Finally, check plants constantly for pests like spider mites, scale, mealybugs and whiteflies.
Flea beetles and root maggots, the two major radish pests, can be avoided by placing floating row cover over the bed.
Fruit flies, such as the apple maggot and the cherry fruit flies, are also common orchard pests.
Insect pests still require spraying in most areas, but apples are mainly sprayed to prevent disease, primarily scab.
Frogs eat a number of different garden pests including slugs, ants and other bugs.
Our program is investigating non-chemical methods of controlling common crop pests in these areas.
In addition, broad-spectrum pesticides kill natural predators that keep pests in check.
He also wanted to clarify the allowances for using pesticides to save homes from such pests such as carpenter ants and termites.
Rabbits are considered pests, being a scourge on crops and the natural environment.
Because of this, some neuropterans have been successfully used in the biological control of crop pests.
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Again, soldier beetles are not pests and plants should not be sprayed where you see these beneficial insects.
Some of the most destructive garden pests are the worms that destroy the brassicas.
Canada is working to improve its understanding of these pests, including their natural enemies.
The disease is also transmitted by several insects and related pests, including fruit flies, beetles, borers, mites, and even squirrels.
As an example, birch trees always get leafminers, aphids and borers while red oaks rarely get significant pests.
Look for pests such as caterpillars, flys, mites, termites and slugs are garden pests that might like to make a meal of your geraniums.
They dart among flowers and lay eggs among clusters of aphids, mealy bugs, mites, scale and other pests where their larvae can feed.
Watch for slugs and other pests on plants, in pots, under trays, in corners and beneath benches.
The lecturer dealt principally with the budding of fruit trees and the control of insect pests.
The Mediterranean fruit fly, commonly called the medfly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests.
They all looked so authoritative when flicking their wands to dismiss boggarts, poltergeists and other pests.
One of the most notorious agricultural pests is the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.
Carefully dislodge the pests with your thumbnail or a knife, or wash mealybugs from foliage using tepid water about once a week.
The pesticide kills mosquitoes, the blood-sucking pests that spread malaria.
Those stages for the tree are then linked to the various pests that prey on apple trees and fruits.
Considered pests that prey on pets and livestock, the eagles have been hunted down by residents.
And you find you can't eliminate all the pests in the world, nor can you eliminate the pests in your own body, like cancers and other sicknesses.
Before pinning in the insects, each box should be painted inside with a mixture to prevent ingress of insect pests, and allowed to dry in the closed position.
These agricultural pests migrate in mid-summer to the Rocky Mountains from Kansas and Nebraska to beat the heat.
And cotton crops would often fail when pests like the boll weevil tore through the fields.
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State and federal government agencies blanketed neighborhoods with poisons in an attempt to eradicate pests like gypsy moths and Japanese beetles.
Items to be covered include options in crop sequences, wheat breeding directions, tramline farming, potential for durum wheats, lupins and various pests and their control.
The informants reported decreased yields owing to more pests, declining soil fertility, and the increased frequency of frosts, dry spells, and windstorms.
Staff will also be on the lookout for insect pests such as woodworm, and surfaces and open stonework will also get the spring clean treatment all year round.
One of the new pests to reach Ohio in recent years is the bean leaf beetle, which has long infested other states, carrying with it bean pod mottle virus.
The anthroposophical concept, that pests and diseases are nature's way of getting rid of something that is basically unhealthy, is in itself seen as a warning.
From the seeds of the need tree, Aza-Direct is a repellant, antifeedant, growth regulator, and causes pests to become more susceptible to other insecticides.
Spray affected plants with sulfur or lime sulfur to control these pests.
Eliminate small, red, juvenile leaf-footed bugs, but don't confuse these with assassin bugs, which help control aphids, tomato hornworms and other pests.
Relieving stress made sense to me because in my work I had seen that plants under stress were the ones most likely to be attacked by diseases and pests.
The most common insect pests of scallions are thrips, which arrive in mid-June and are a particular problem in dry weather, and occasionally cutworms or armyworms.
The hundreds of chemicals used by farmers to control pests, improve production and beautify fruit and vegetables leave residues that end up on our tables.
We wished to avoid the constant and real threat of bedbugs, fleas, and other insect pests which we had brought home in our bags, topclothing, and soiled linens.
Sometimes these vegetable bugs are confused with other shield bugs which are carnivorous and can be quite beneficial in the garden, preying on other pests.
Supporters of GM crops see them as a triumph of scientific progress, allowing farmers to increase production, combat pests, and cut down on harmful pesticide.
One or two other insidious pests have crept almost unnoticed into my garden this month including blackfly, which have infested the tall flowering stems of the cardoons.
In average seasons, velvet bean has proved itself to be remarkably free from disease and insect pests, although blister beetles may eat the flowers.
When outdoors, people are encouraged to use an insect repellant containing DEET, an active ingredient unequalled at keeping the bloodsucking pests at bay.
Presently, three biotic agents have become destructive pests on multiflora rose and show potential to provide eventual significant biological control.
Not only is it thirstier than most other commercial crops, it requires heavy applications of pesticides to keep boll weevils and other pests at bay.
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Whole villages, ruined by murrains, pests, fires, or raids of new immigrants, were often abandoned by their inhabitants, who went anywhere in search of new abodes.
The barren soil along the edge of the dikes proved fertile ground for mustard, tumbleweeds, and other plants that the refuge managers and farmers considered pests.
Borlaug and his associates set out to develop strains of wheat that could resist diseases and pests, and thus improve yields.
Molluscicides destroy snails and slugs, which can be pests of agriculture or, in waterbodies, the vector of human diseases such as schistosomiasis.
The omnivorous diet of these insects is known to include garden pests such as slugs, snails and cutworms, so they can be regarded as beneficial allies.
It does this by integrating natural processes such as nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation, soil regeneration and natural enemies of pests into food production processes.
Potato brown rot and rhizomania, which attacks sugar beet, and the South American leaf miner are other imported diseases and pests that have devastated crops.
These were not feral pests they were owned animals and presumably valuable livestock that just did not happen any old how but were deliberately bought and raised by a farmer.
There are also some plants brought in because they had a perceived potential use as garden ornamentals, but which have turned out to be pests or nuisances.
Buddleia and calendula attract hoverflies and lacewings into the garden and hanging bird feeders among the fruit trees will encourage birds to eat over-wintering pests.
A misconception as to what species of cocoa pests constitute 'capsids' was settled between farmers and scientists using a cage experiment on capsid damage.
Their potential to limit outbreaks of heteropterous pests is discussed.
These pests are almost certainly the caterpillars of the codling moth.
When we talk about pests in the garden, we generally mean things like aphids, caterpillars and rabbits that we can see and deal with appropriately.
These hemipterous bugs are significant pests throughout the United States.
He had stripped naked in an attempt to free himself from the pesky pests.
He warned that alien species often spread into the wild and become pests, like rhododendron and giant hogweed, that will cost millions to get rid of in the future.
This widespread myth has its origin in the southern states where pests with similar names such as jigger flea or the chigoes do attack by burrowing under skin.
Insect biology, behavior, and dynamics are key areas of emphasis for research utilizing homopterous and lepidopterous pests in a citrus production system.
It will in fact create more resilient super terrorists just as pesticides, herbicides and genetic engineering have created super pests and super weeds.
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However, they are not pests because palm civets digest only the outer pulp of fruit, passing the coffee beans unharmed through their digestive systems.
I had half-heartedly tried growing tomatoes once before in Charleston and knew that these evil pests loved to take a chomp out of a just-ripe tomato.
This will improve air circulation and reduce susceptibility to pests.
Control the pests by blasting them from the plants with a strong jet of water from the hose and, if necessary, following up with insecticidal soap.
The paper wasps that nest under the eaves are not usually picnic pests, and are great caterpillar hunters, so unless the nest is near a doorway, it's best to leave them be.
Recently many of us have begun to plant flowers in the vegetable garden to deter pests by attracting beneficial insects such as ladybirds and hoverflies.
Those that parasitize agricultural insect pests may be beneficial.
Biological control programs targeted against the two groups of pests have had variable outcomes, with more success often achieved against coccids than against aphids.
Briefly, if pests attack infrequently and defense chemicals are energetically costly, selection should favor low basal levels but high inducible levels.
In an effort to keep pests off the parsnips we began cloaking the beds with Agrofabric, a translucent, permeable rowcover made of woven fiberglass.
French also placed pitfall traps to monitor ground beetles on private farms, where some farmers are growing another type of Bt corn to control corn borer pests.
They are all modestly interplanted with Red Onions to help deter pests.
Even young plants are eager to bloom, and they are free of disease and pests if grown in full sun, deeply mulched, and fertilized in spring with fishmeal or fish emulsion.
The writer cited instances of guineas eating pests like grasshoppers and ticks, along with incidents of guineas killing poisonous copperheads and other snakes.
Much credit for mustard's biofumigant effect against soilborne pests is given to isothiocyanates, chemical byproducts of the plants' decomposition.
Their function as polyphagous predators within orchards was recognized in the 1800's, and several species are known to prey on key tree fruit pests.
These pests cause cloudy spot, a condition characterized by white or yellow spots or patches on tomatoes and white corky tissue beneath these chlorotic surface blemishes.
In addition to French beans and runner beans, Turner grows a number of Heritage varieties, ideal in an organic garden as they are more resistant to pests than modern beans.
Some pests for which such prognoses are made regularly are birdcherry aphids, frit flies and eyespot in cereals and sclerotinia disease in spring oilseeds.
This isn't merely an old-fashioned system, but an effective, practical way to reduce pests and diseases and to help keep your soil healthy and fertile.
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A Louisiana slave gardener also built birdhouses from hollowed gourds to attract nesting birds that protected vegetables from insects and other pests.
Other insecticides have a narrower range of activity, such as dimethoate and Metasystox-R, which are toxic primarily to sucking pests such as aphids.
With contributions from 37 entomologists who are experts in corn insect pests, the handbook includes the latest techniques in corn pest management.
This will prevent pests such as the onion fly maggot over-wintering so easily as they'll get eaten by birds or killed off by the frost.
As one of pecans' major pests, the larvae of this one-third-inch-long gray moth tunnel into the small, immature nutlets, killing them.
In the past the SPS revealed the most common pests were ants, silverfish, mice, bluebottles, wasps, pigeons, cockroaches and rats.
Effects of Iberis umbellate on insect pests of cabbage and on potential biological control agents.
Garlic plants are usually hardy and not affected by many pests or diseases.
Seasonal incidence of economically important coccid pests in Tamil Nadu, pp.
It outcompetes crops, clogs irrigation ditches, spreads insect pests, and even poses a driving hazard.
Use PreGro to eliminate the threat of common pests and diseases, ranging from black spot to blight to cutworms and caterpillars.
Though some species are common pests for humans, rodents also play important ecological roles.
They feed on slugs, snails, cutworms, cabbage root maggots and other pests that live in the soil.
Target pests are aphids, caterpillars, green bugs and Mediterranean fruit flies.
Other species are recognized pests, and various buprestids attack either living or dead trees.
To guard against aphids, cabbageworms, flea beetles, and other pests, lay floating row covers directly over seeded crops or plants.
However, the propagules and seedlings used in reforestation are not necessarily free from disease and pests.
These lepidopteran defoliators are among the most destructive insect pests of important crops like corn and cabbage and other vegetables.
Caterpillars as a rule are voracious feeders and many of them are among the most serious of agricultural pests.
Transcriptomes are less expensive than sequencing an entire genome and have been developed for other insect pests.
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Regularly handpick slugs, snails, tomato hornworms, and other pests from edible plants.
Hedgehogs are not native to the islands, but were introduced in the 1970s to reduce garden pests.
Effectiveness of spinosad as a grain storage protectant against resistant beetle and psocid pests of stored grain in Australia.
Global bed bug infestations were common until the 1930s and 40s, when dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane was first used to control insect pests.
A light coating of kaolin, which forms a physical barrier to some pests, also may help prevent apple sun scalding.
Bruchine chrysomelids are economically important pests of agricultural and stored products.
Young apple trees are also prone to mammal pests like mice and deer, which feed on the soft bark of the trees, especially in winter.
However, early farmers were also adversely affected in times of famine, such as may be caused by drought or pests.
In addition, several pests have been noted as considerable dangers to oyster seed.
Tortricid pests of pome and stone fruits, Australian and New Zealand species.
The flower also has a potent aroma that repels most garden pests, including the green horned tomato worm.
Some, such as Hoverfly and Wasp larvae, are voracious predators of garden pests, including large quantities of Aphids.
There are a range of harmless predators available that will feed on pests such as red spider mites, whiteflies and aphids.
Unknown in the UK until 2004, they are not plant pests but they feed on native ladybirds and other good guys like lacewings and hoverfly.
Phosphine has been used for more than 80 years as a fumigant to control stored-product pests.
Entomologists at the lab test natural enemies of the gypsy moth and other pests.
In the greenhouse, check for overwintering pests such as greenfly or red spider mites and treat accordingly.
Chemical resistance has helped turn insects like spider mites and bed bugs into ubiquitous and voracious pests.
Keep an eye out for pests, such as red spider mite, and use biological controls where necessary.
Maintain shrubs, trees, and garden beds near the home to prevent pests from using them as harborage close to the home.
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Projects sanctioned for funding include several designed to fight pests and disease in avocados, snap beans, tomatoes and blueberries.
The role of some species of birds as pests has been well known, particularly in agriculture.
This has generated strong interest in practical applications that use these fungi in the biological control of these agricultural pests.
Fungi are also used as biological pesticides to control weeds, plant diseases and insect pests.
Even though the pests were temporarily vanquished, there is no ongoing funding for hemlock woolly adelgid control of this magnitude.
Not included are ectoparasites like insects, mites, vertebrate, or other pests that affect plant health by consumption of plant tissues.
Do not stack the wood against the wall of any wooden building, for the wood may contain carpenter ants, bark borers or other wood-eating pests.
Several species of green lacewings are native to this region, all general predators that feed on a wide variety of insect pests.
If you have wood siding, check for damaged areas or other openings that provide homes for woodpeckers, carpenter ants and other damaging pests.
However, in European countries, there are a lot of pests known to feed on marram grass.
Safrole in the bark of sassafras deters insects and other pests, but I find its sweet, licorice-like odor quite pleasing.
Thankfully, insects generally aren't a problem but the red spider mite and the mealy bug are the main pests attracted to poinsettias.
But the Scottish rugby Union hope liquidised doses of the pungent bulb will eradicate the pests.
Use it with an antibug candle and it wards off pests while it lights your patio.
Codling moths and apple maggots are two other pests which affect apple trees.
Among the pests that can infest Brassicas, cabbage stink bugs Eurydema spp.
Disruption of pheromone communication in three sympatric leafroller pests of apple in British Columbia.
Its target pests are American boll-worms, ants, locusts, leaf hoppers, leaf miners, mites, scales, termites, thrips, and white flies.
Plunging headlong into horticulture without thinking can lead to runaway lamb's ears, weeds gone wild or unwelcome garden guests and pests.
Avidin and streptavidin, two proteins that bind to biotin, or vitamin H, may also inhibit stored grain pests by interfering with their nutrition.
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Among the pests profiled are billbugs, cutworms, green June beetle, mound-building ants on golf courses, and yellow jackets.
These winds dirty carpets, clog air duct vents, and introduce parasitic pests into Las Vegas residents' homes.
Apple trees are susceptible to a number of fungal and bacterial diseases and insect pests.
Of these pests, the mimosa webworm is the most serious, especially for thornless varieties.
Most serious of the elm pests is the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola, which can decimate foliage, although rarely with fatal results.
Leaky faucets indoors and downspouts outdoors offer the water spiders, cockroaches and other pests need to survive.
Flavonoids and isoflavonoids protect the plant against insect pests by influencing the behavior, growth, and development of insects.
African growers have also planted napier grass near their fields, which excretes a sticky gum that traps pests.
In some parts of the Northeast, woolly adelgid and aphids are serious pests.
A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms.
Competition with fishermen also led to killer whales being regarded as pests.
Several species of froghopper or spittlebugs are general pests of sugarcane and gramineous forage plants in the Neotropical region.
As an added plus, pests cannot develop a resistance to borates because of their unique action.
They knew that farmers had a problem with crop-eating pests called aphids and that ladybugs ate aphids.
Both are crosses of Pinguicula ehlersiae and Pinguicula moranensis, and are employed by commercial orchid nurseries to combat pests.
A less than ideal drying environment encourages the proliferation of pests in the bark, which may then require treatment by fumigation.
Bats are economically important, as they consume insect pests, reducing the need for pesticides.
Also, the yield of the peanut crop itself is increased in rotations, through reduced diseases, pests and weeds.
These pests can cause up to 80 percent crop loss, which is extremely detrimental to the production of subsistence farmers.
Known pests, diseases and disorders include viruses, fungi, the larvae of flies, mites and nematodes.

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