19/06/1992 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...
18/10/2016 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,...
01/01/2002 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...
01/04/1980 This publication discussed insects, mites, and disease and their control for home citrus growers. 27 pages, illustrated, photos Circular 139 G