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Garden Pests
The term 'garden pest' generally refers to whatever is not wanted in the garden. Specifically, it tends to include destructive bacteria and fungi; invasive plants; and voracious bugs, birds and animals. Questions typically refer to a pest's characteristic presence, potential damage, and timely control.
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What makes silver dollar-sized holes in lawns?
Maybe what's making holes in your lawn the size of a silver dollar are bugs or something like that. Just fill them with fresh dirt and put grass seeds in it. If it doesn't work just call someone who is specialised in those kind of things. They could really help you!
Squirrels and birds when digging for nuts and worms usually make small holes like that. Or it could be gophers and moles.
Increased resistance & a greater no. of survivors each subsequent generation until no longer has ill effects.
How do you rid the garden of Chinese knotweed?
Harvesting the roots of Chinese Knotweed will get rid of the plant. You may have to harvest them for more than one year to erradicate it totally.
Chinese Knotweed is used as an herbal medicinal in China, and it is named He Shou Wu (processed root) or Sheng He Shou Wu (fresh, unprocessed root)
9 to 30 grams of the freshl root can be boiled in water to make a tea. This tea may be used as a laxative, or to treat carbuncles, boils, or other toxic swellings.
Processing the root by cooking it with yellow rice wine and black bean juice makes to root more useful for nourishing the body. 9 to 30 gram doses of He Shou Wu are used in combination with other herbs to maintain youth.
He Shou Wu is one of the main herbs in a formula called qi bao mei ran dan... loosely translated, that means "seven-treasure pill for beautiful whiskers". The formula is said to restore gray hair to its youthful color, and prevent premature aging.
Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica; 3rd Edition. Bensky, Clavey, Stoger, 2004. Special:Booksources.
Roundup applied every time it shows will eventually kill it but other plants in the area may suffer.
What is the meaning of infestation?
The presence of unacceptable numbers of a pest populationis the meaning of 'infestation'. The numbers may be considered too high because of the sheer numbers. They particularly are considered too high because of the damage, danger, discomfort, threat or unattractiveness that the size of the populations may involve.
For example, gardeners may like the presence of ladybugs [of the Coccinellidae family] outside. But they may not like those same numbers indoors. Outside, ladybugs tend not to fall into the 'infestation' category. They're seen as hearty eaters of garden pests.
But indoors, these very same ladybugs well may fall into the 'infestation' category. They still may be beneficial in eating mites [of the Acarina subclass]. But homeowners tend not to like seeing ladybugs mass sheltering behind window hangings.
What are examples of pleasant smells?
perfume, flowers, something new( car, toy, etc..... ), etc.......
What causes mealy bugs on house plants that are isolated from other plants?
Pre-infestation is what causes mealy bugs on houseplants that are isolated from other plants. The pests in question may be hiding in soils which have infrequent re-potting schedules or low sanitation levels. They also may be hiding in cracks, crevices, fissures or infrequented spaces before the plant's arrival since only the first two of five instars require food sources.
Primarily wasp egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae and Scelionidae). Rough;y a 30% loss of population estimated due to these.
A true bug whose mouthparts work to pierce plant tissue and remove plant fluids is what a squash bug is.
Specifically, the insect in question (Coreidae family) carries the additional common names of coreid and leaf-footed bug. It is known as a squash bug because of some of its species -- for example, Anasa tristis -- preying voraciously upon such cucurbits as squash plants. It generally may be recognized by:
- Antennae, each of which exhibit four-segmented patterning;
- Foul-smelling scent gland;
- Multi-veined forewing membrane;
- Ovalish body shape;
- Tibia (next-to-last segment) enlarged on both hind legs.
What are the examples of pest and their characteristics?
A pest is usually an insect, which does things that we usually view as being a nusiance, irritating, destructive, unwanted, etc. For example, a termite would be considered to be a pest due to its destructive nature in eating through wood; ants would also be pests since they frequently eat plants in our gardens. In another context, people may consider another person to be a pest if that person is constantly annoying them, etc.
Hope this helps.
What is the disadvantage of self-fertilization of flowers?
A limit to the possibilities for diversity is the disadvantage of self fertilization of flowers. Self fertilization draws upon the particular flower's gene base and nothing else or more. It's with other forms of fertilization such as cross and manual pollination whereby other characteristics such as color and disease resistance may be introduced.
What are other ways of killing farm pests without using pesticides?
Biological, cultural and mechanical means represent other ways of killing farm pests without using pesticides. Specifically, biological controls refer to the use of a pest's natural enemies. As an example, ladybugs [Coccinellidae family] are natural predators of aphids, mealybugs, mites, and scale insects.
Cultural controls refer to the correction of improper cultivation practices. For example, the soil is checked regularly for proper drainage and pH levels. The organic matter that's called 'humus' and whose well known form is compost is used as a soil amendment, organic mulch or natural fertilizer to put nutrients into the ground and encourage the formation of air and water pore spaces underground.
Mechanical controls refer to physical responses to real and potential problems. In the way of an example, floating row covers are placed over fruit and vegetable crops for protection against such predators as stubborn insects, hungry birds, and foraging wildlife.
What good do boxelder bugs do for environment?
Specifically, the insect in question (Boisea trivittata) feeds upon low-lying vegetation and seeds. It particularly is interested in the seeds of ash (Fraxinus spp) and maple (Acer spp) trees. It serves as a natural enemy of herbaceous and woody plants to the extent that it keeps populations in balance by eating enough to keep aggressive, invasive tendencies in check but not enough to kill the plant in question.
What is the voice of Coastal Plain Toads?
A low-pitched trillis the voice of the Coastal Plains Toad.
Specifically, the toad in question (Bufo nebulifer) has an advertisement call which is lower-pitched than the better-known calls of the American (Bufo americanus) and Southern (Bufo terrestris) Toads. Its calls therefore may be confused with the other two when the three overlap during the breeding months of March through June. It should be recognized in its own right during the months of July to September, during which it continues to breed.
Slugs are attracted to beer (or more specifically the scent from fermenting yeast).A As such, an old trick used by gardeners in slug control is to build a slug beer trap.A,B A plastic or ceramic beaker is placed in the ground and filled with home brewed beer. Slugs then climb the rim of the container and they fall in and ultimately drown.
For further information see the related links.
Sources of information:
AHow to Make a Slug Beer Trap - The "Slugoff" website
BSlug Control Techniques - Cardiff University School of Biosciences
How can insects can threaten farm animals and crops?
Consuming body parts and interfering with life-sustaining activities are ways in which insects can threaten farm animals and crops. For example, viruses may be transmitted through an insect's piercing animal or plant tissue and removing internal fluids.
Will Dawn dish liquid destroy webworm nests?
Yes, Dawn dish liquid will destroy webworm nests. Any non-dishwasher liquid soap may be added in the ratio of 2 tablespoons per gallon of water to be sprayed within broken-open nests at dawn or dusk or during cloudy days when all the residents will be resting from their branch forages.
How does insecticide get on insects?
Atmospheric drift and surface or systemic contact are ways by which insecticide gets on insects. Atmospheric drift describes the movement of granules and particles -- beyond the target -- in breezes and winds. Surface contact references to the brushing of insects against granules in soil or particles on foliage whereas systemic contact refers to the ingestion of particles while the insect in question feeds upon a plant's internal, life-sustaining liquids.
What order is the box elder bug in?
The Boxelder bug is of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera Order. Class-Insecta. Family-Rhopalidae.
It's a carnivorous plant that eats bugs. Plants tend to meet their nutrient needs naturally through what's available in the soil. But carnivorous plants tend to grow in nutrient poor and infertile environments. So they meet nutrient needs through the nutrients that are released in digesting protein and nutrient rich bugs.
Examples include sundew [Drosera spp], pitcher [Sarracenia spp], monkey cup [Nepenthesspp], flytrap [Dionaea spp], cobra [Darlingtonia spp] and bladderwort [Utricularia spp] plants.
What animals dig holes in backyard?
All types of animals dig holes. According to where you live, you may have groundhogs, gophers, moles, and chipmunks, just to name a few. If you have any of these and have dogs, the dogs may be trying to dig them out.
Habitat reconfiguration, manual removal, mechanical barriers, and pesticide treatments are ways to kill locusts. The insects in question exist as the swarming stage of short-horned grasshoppers (Acrididae family). Their presence reflects the availability of longer, well-water grasses and turfs whose habitat may be altered with decreased irrigation and increased mowing and whose life cycles and natural histories may be disrupted with manual and mechanical removal, pesticide schedules (of which beta-cyfluthrin is the least toxic), and physical barriers (such as row covers for edibles).
How do you control whiteflies?
Natural predators and organic controls are ways to control whiteflies. The insects in question (Aleyrodidae family) find their populations controlled or eliminated by introductions of beneficial wasps (Encarsia formosa), lacewings, and ladybugs. Their numbers likewise will drop with applications of horticultural oils against eggs and insecticidal soaps against juvenile and mature stages and use of tobacco-laced sprays and sticky yellow traps.
