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This beetle is one of the major pests of asparagus in the garden and damage is caused by both the larva and adult insect.Both stages of this insect feed on asparagus stems and the resulting damage …
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There are usually three methods of controlling slugs naturally that you'll read about in gardening articles. Handpicking or You Gotta Be Kidding Me The first is hand-picking. Really! Some …
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One of the interesting things that scientists are looking at right now are ways to attract predator insects to the garden. Instead of designing more insecticides to kill off pests, the aim is to …
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When I had my nursery, I used to dread springtime when the mosquitoes and black-flies would roll out from the nearby cedar trees. They'd make our working lives a living hell and customers who ventured …
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One of the things I was surprised to learn( too many years ago now) was how short-lived many pesticides were. This is particularly true if mixed in water that has low or high pH values (over/under …
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Ash trees are currently in the "problem" stage with a new pest that's sweeping across North America - the Emerald Ash Borer. Here's a bit of work researchers in Ontario have done with this pest and …
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