Resources Tagged: Biological Control

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  1. Controlling insect pests of stored products using insect growth regulators and insecticides of microbial origin

    1994-01-01 Promising substances and new areas of investigation are identified and, in addition, results from laboratory and field trials are outlined. It also provides a comprehensive bibliography covering relevant publication of the past 20 years. 58 pages Bulletin 64
    Biological Control Pest Control Food Storage

  2. Sudanese Experience with Neem to Control Pests

    1991-12-19 The following are abstracted from an article in the magazine Baobab, #5, 1990. They in turn learned it from "The Farming World" of BBC World Service. First a review. You have read in previous issues of EDN and probably elsewhere about this tree's use in insect control. There are many active...
    Biological Control Neem Pest Control

  3. Preserving Bamboo with Borates

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Working together with Thai Care, the children's ministry of the Rain Tree Foundation, Meribah Ram Pump is engaged in various community development projects in northern Thailand. A major focus is to make simple, sustainable technology, such as ram pumps and...
    Biological Control Pest Control Boric acid Borax Borates Bamboo preservation Bamboo Asia

  4. Echos From Our Network - EDN 42

    1993-10-19 ECHO's name symbolizes ideas, information and seeds "echoing" back and forth between ourselves and our overseas network. We owe much of our effectiveness to you. There are many examples in this issue. The most difficult editing decision is always which material to delay. We have enough material...
    Biological Control Pest Control Termites Green Manures Leucaena Insecticide Fish Bean Tephrosia Grain Storage

  5. Millipede Damage after First Rains

    2018-04-27 This article shares experienceswith milipede damage on cropsfrom network memberNoah Elhardt inSenegal and Bill Stough in Uganda. It also shares some potential control measures from a thesis by Ernst Ebregt.
    Biological Control Pest Management Pest Control Crop Protection Crop Pests Milipede

  6. Stinging Chaya, Fruits for High Rainfall Areas and Exotic Leaf Miner Problem in Nigerian Tomatoes

    2016-10-18 Cory Thede, working on the north coast of Haiti, sent a note about a local chaya plant with a lower branch that mutated to a wild stinging type. He commented, “After I backed up against it, it gave me an itchy rash on my arm for about a week. The upper branch is regular and almost spineless.” He...
    Tomatoes Tropical Fruit Biological Control Pest Control Tropical Lowlands Integrated Pest Ma... Pest Management Chaya Fruit Tree Crops

  7. Tick Control For Goats

    1997-11-19 Two methods for controlling ticks on goats in the tropics.
    Biological Control Pest Control Livestock Goats Parasites

  8. Control of Mites in Honey Bees

    2001-10-20 Varroa mites (two strains of Varroa destructor), which parasitize the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) over much of the world, can seriously weaken and even kill honey bee colonies. Some possibilities for control are discussed.
    Honeybee Biological Control Pest Control Insects

  9. Additional Uses for Boric Acid

    2003-07-20 In addition to controlling termites, boric acid can be used to control cockroaches and ants.
    Biological Control Pest Control

  10. Short Term Heating Kills Cowpea Weevils

    1992-06-19 Solar heating of cowpeas for at least 45 minutes will kill weevils without affecting cooking or germination percentages.
    Biological Control Pest Control Cowpea Post Harvest Legume