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Pesticide use can be safe and effective
Canada.com By Lorne Hepworth, The Daily News January 23, 2012 This article contained misinformation about the safety of pest control products that are used to help farmers grow their crops and to protect valuable green spaces from insect, weed and disease … |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 23, 2012
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Asian fruit fly threatens Maine berry crops
Boston Herald The difference is the spotted-wing flies have saw-like appendages that allows them to cut into the soft skin of ripening fruit and lay their eggs inside where they hatch, Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and pest management … |
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calls for calm on bug's life at tennis
Herald Sun They were acknowledged by Aussie cheer squads, who had included the ditty Who Let the Bugs Out in their repertoire, and the crowds who cheered when ballkids gently removed the insects, Mr Honan said. And the crawlies call the grounds their home, … |
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QUESTION:
I am confused about the proper use of Premise Granules. Is its intended application for a 2-yr perimeter treatment in the same 6″ band that I would otherwise apply Termidor (in trench, of course)? Or can I just put it into my Scott’s spreader and broadcast it where wood piles, etc. could see potential termite activity? And, how long do I need to water it into the soil to be an effective application? Just not sure if I am using this the right way.
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I agree with you that it takes a little concentration to be certain of how the product can be applied. First is that it essentially is telling us that the use of the granular formulation, which is for subterranean termites only, is only intended to be a stop-gap use to kill termites that may immediately be “threatening” a structure, and that a proper treatment with a liquid-applied termiticide would be the proper followup. We see this with the statement that it “can be made in advance of the date when final treatment of the structure with a conventional soil-applied termiticide” is done. Where you determine that termites are present around a structure and pose an immediate threat to the structure you can use the granules for a rapid form of protection. This can be done in two ways.
Pest QuestionsJanuary 23, 2012
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The Ingham County Health Department doesn’t track bed bugs, nor do they have experts or resources on hand to deal with them. It says that would take resources they don’t have, and in the meantime, they have more important things in front of them.
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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EP demands tougher control on pesticides
New Europe The new legislation, which needs to make it past the Council in order to get the green light, will improve both safety checks and the approval process so Europeans will have access to new pest control products that are safe and effective, Klass said in … |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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Farmers battle a super-bug
Chicago Sun-Times For nearly the past decade, Pitstick — like many farmers across the country — has been relying on a genetically engineered strain of corn, called Bt corn, to fend off the corn rootworm and other pests. The corn is spliced with Bacillus thuringiensis, … |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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Substrate snails 'not necessarily pests'
Swell UK If fishkeepers find snails in their substrate, it may not necessarily be a bad thing. Many enthusiasts may discover snails living in their aquarium substrate and immediately consider them to be a nuisance they need to get rid of. … |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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Why our mild winter may mean less bugs this Spring
WDBJ7 But wait until June, when the insects return, and you might change your tune about Old Man Winter. Obviously, the insects don't just 'disappear' and magically reappear the next year. Insects, or "bugs" to most of us, have an amazing ability to … What Can a Mild Winter Do to the Environment?EP Magazine |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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Insects dominate list of almost 20000 new species discovered by scientists
Metro But insects make up more than half the 19232 lifeforms on the global inventory of new species found in 2009. The figure is a 5.6 per cent increase on the year before. Although the new additions will help deepen our understanding of the biosphere, … Insects top latest inventory of newly discovered speciesPhysOrg.com Insects dominate count of new speciesUPI.com Celebrating biodiversity: 9738 'new' insects join in on the grand story of …Bits Of Science Mongabay.com –The Atlantic Wire all 18 news articles » |
Pests in the NewsJanuary 22, 2012
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