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1997/11/19 Preliminary research done by the USDAsuggests that the smoke of grapefruit leaves may help control varroa mites, which parasitize bees.
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1997/11/19 Two methods for controlling ticks on goats in the tropics.
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1992/06/19 Solar heating of cowpeas for at least 45 minutes will kill weevils without affecting cooking or germination percentages.
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1992/06/19 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...
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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...
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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,...
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2002/01/01 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...
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2003/12/01 44 pages, illustrated, tables
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1980/04/01 This publication discussed insects, mites, and disease and their control for home citrus growers. 27 pages, illustrated, photos Circular 139 G
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1995/05/01 Case studies from India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, and Thailand 129 pages, tables