19 វិច្ឆិកា 1997 Preliminary research done by the USDAsuggests that the smoke of grapefruit leaves may help control varroa mites, which parasitize bees.
19 មិថុនា 1992 The U. S. Department of Agriculture is recommending that home gardeners use a cooking oil spray to control aphids, white flies and spider mites.Researchers claim that the oil spray is only about one-third as costly as commercial pesticides with equivalent effectiveness. Recipe for an oil and soap...
18 តុលា 2016 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...
Accomplishments of the European Commission-Funded Project Program goal - to improve human and animal health in the tropics through the development, integration and promotion of appropriate technologies for the sustainable management of disease vectors within sustainable farming systems. 9 pages,...
01 មករា 2002 The purpose of this booklet, prepared primarily for the African region, is to provide a new and more simplified approach to treatment and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets. The approach is based on experience in the field over recent years and a better understanding of insecticides and...
01 មេសា 1980 This publication discussed insects, mites, and disease and their control for home citrus growers. 27 pages, illustrated, photos Circular 139 G