Resources Tagged: Biological Control

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  1. 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

  2. Suppressing Varroa Mites In Bee Hives

    1997-11-19 Preliminary research done by the USDAsuggests that the smoke of grapefruit leaves may help control varroa mites, which parasitize bees.
    Livestock Pest Control Biological Control Honeybee

  3. Tick Control For Goats

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

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

  6. 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.
    Cowpea Post Harvest Legume Pest Control Biological Control

  7. Cooking Oil Spray for Home Gardens

    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...
    Organic Pesticide Pest Control Biological Control aphids

  8. 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...
    Tropical Lowlands Integrated Pest Ma... Pest Management Chaya Fruit Tree Crops Tomatoes Pest Control Biological Control Tropical Fruit

  9. Insect Pests: A guide to more than 350 pests of home, garden, field, and forest

    1966-01-19 This book describes more than 350 pests that are found in middle North America. The illustrations will help identify the pest, its life stages, and the kind of damage it does. 160 pages, illustrated
    Pest Control Biological Control

  10. Fly Predators Biological Fly Control with Beneficial Insects

    2007-01-01 15 pages, illustrated, photos Also includes "A guide to control all those pesky flies that bug you and your animals (17 p.)
    Biological Control Pest Control