Biological Control For Aphids LinksStudy highlights worrying numbers of UK ladybirds - The Earth Times State Forest Service to begin looking for woolly adelgid on MDI - Bar Harbor Times Scientists use flower power to combat orchard menace - WSU News Scientist helps youngsters to understand food origins - Southeast Farm Press 'If it flies, it dies': Ladybugs move into high rises during winter months - Red and Black |
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Study highlights worrying numbers of UK ladybirdsA study has found that native UK ladybirds are declining as the invasive harlequin ladybird species spreads across Europe. Read more...Researchers look for a better fly trapWSU biologists seek to discover a more eco-friendly pesticide for dealing with insects. Read more...Gardening: Protecting your pink hibiscusAs I mentioned in my last column, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice for your landscape. Chewing insects include caterpillars, grasshoppers, snails and slugs, beetles, cut worms and leaf miners. Piercing-sucking insects include scale, mealybugs, spider mites, aphids, whiteflies and thrips. These pests are more of a problem in areas of poor circulation. The ... Read more... |
