자원 태그: Pest Control

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  1. Mealybug Control

    1996/01/19 Information about controlling cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti) without commercial insecticides.
    Crop Pests Pesticide Cassava Pest Control Biological Control Mealybug

  2. Control of Leaf-Cutter Ants

    1994/10/19 ECHO was contacted with a vivid description of problems of leaf-cutter ants in Guyana. The farmers even tried building water filled moats around plants but the ants built leaf bridges and crossed right over. Jack bean and Sesame may help control leaf-cutter ants.
    Crop Pests Jackbean Sesame Pest Control

  3. Ideas For Controlling Chickpea Pod Borer

    1995/10/19 Chickpea leaves and pods exude extremely acidic (pH 2) droplets which repel most pests from attacking the plant. But recently the pod borer, which eats the contents of the pods, has become tolerant to the acid and has devastated crops in Asia.
    Crop Pests Legume Pest Control

  4. Fly Control for Cattle

    1999/03/19 Horn flies have been controlled with insecticides in the U.S. since the early 1950s. An alternative, mechanical means of control (horn fly trap) was developed prior to World War II, but this never made its way into mainstream agriculture because of the growing use of pesticides following the war....
    Livestock Pest Control Biological Control cattle

  5. Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide

    1998/02/19 Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate is an insecticide (at times it acts as a fungicide) which has a very wide spectrum as far as dealing with various insects is concerned.
    Organic Pest Control Biological Control

  6. Collards Can Protect Cabbage From Diamondback Caterpillars

    1999/07/19 The diamondback caterpillar,Plutella xylostella, (larva of amoth) is a very serious pest of cabbage and other crops. When highly fertilized collard greens (B. oleracea, Acephala Group), a related vegetable, are planted completely around a field, moths lay their eggs on the collards rather than on...
    Insects Trap Crop Pest Control Organic Biological Control

  7. Plant-Insect Communication

    1999/12/19 In a study done by the University of Georgia, scientists showed that plants send out very specific signals for parasitic wasps to come to their aid when under attack by herbivores.
    Insects Pest Control

  8. Simple Grasshopper and Locust Controls

    1996/10/19 Grasshoppers and locusts cause extensive damage to a wide variety of crops and can be persistent in gardens year after year. Several ideas for their control are presented.
    Crop Pests Insects Pest Control Biological Control

  9. Methods of Nematode Management

    2002/04/20 Plant-parasitic nematodes are a problem for farmers throughout the tropics and subtropics. Most species of nematodes are not actually plant or animal parasites, but the ones that are parasitic make up a small but important minority.
    Crop Pests Nematodes Pest Control

  10. Borates for the Control of Termites

    2003/07/20 An article in the March 1998 issue of The IPM Practitioner featured the use of borates to protect wood against termites, wood-boring beetles, carpenter ants and decay fungi.
    Pest Control Termites