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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.
391 Questions
How do you eliminate slugs from areas near the house?
Mulching with pebbles and scattering coarse particles eliminates slugs from areas near the house. The garden-loving denizen in question is intolerant of the literal wear-and-tear of rough surfaces on its soft body parts. It stays away from such rough surfaces as diatomaceous earth, gravel and ground-up rocks.
What are ways to find pictures of gnats?
Conducting online searches through Bing and Yahoo, contacting a college or university, shopping in a bookstore, and visiting a library are ways to find pictures of gnats.
Specifically, a gnat can designate different kinds of arthropods depending upon whether the concerned person knows or speaks British or U.S.A. English. But either way, the procedure for finding images is the same. Pictures will be accessible through the general and "images" searches conducted through Bing and Yahoo. They also will be available through interactions with booksellers in a specialty shop or within a department store and through visits to educational, public and private libraries as well as the biology, entomology, environmental sciences/studies, and zoology departments at institutions of higher learning.
What is Van Helmont's experiment?
Measurement and rationale for the growth of a willow tree is Van Helmont's experiment.
Specifically, Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580-1644) was a Brussels-born scientist. He was an astute observer of objects and processes. One of his famous experiments was centered on the five-year study of the growth of a willow tree (Salixspp). His conclusions of a 164-pound weight gain due to the intake of water through the roots and soil were prefatory to understandings of the conservation of mass even though he ignored the role of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
What can be used as an alternative bug spray?
- give the dog a bath
- rinse the dog
- dry the dog
- weekly
Addendum to above answer:
There are bug sprays formulated specifically for dogs so if, for some reason you cannot bathe the dog weekly or the bug problem is too irritating to the dog when it is outside, you could try a bug spray for dogs.
How do I prevent raccoons from eating sweetcorn?
Placing moth balls around your garden is a good way to keep skunks away. The smell from the moth balls will repel them and keep away from your garden. Make sure if you have children, that you keep them away from the moth balls, as ingesting them can be harmful.
What kind of fence keeps deer out of a garden?
well im not a specialist , but 6 foot fence should be more than enough
What makes a weed a weed is that a weed is an unplanned plant such as a dandelion. Even a useful plant is a weed if it comes up in the wrong place but most weeds are plants that have no use to humans and interfere in some way with human intentions.
What methods are used to control Japanese beetles?
Biological, cultural, mechanical, non-organic and organic methods are used to control Japanese beetles.
Specifically, the insect in question (Popillia japonica) displays complete metamorphosis by passing through four distinctly different stages in the life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, adult. The larval or the adult stage is the most common point at which applicators intervene since eggs are laid 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 centimeters) below the ground and pupae cluster around plant roots. Larvae and adults will be more treatable since they can be accessed above-ground.
Biological applications center around fungal pathogens (Beauveria bassiana, Metarrhiizium), milky spore disease-inducing bacteria (Bacillus popilliae ), insect-eating nematodes (Heterorhabditisspp), and parasitic wasps (Tiphia vernalis) against grubs and parasitic flies (Istocheta aldrichi) against adults. Cultural controlsemphasize avoiding plants which Japanese beetles favor (such as berries and small fruits, birch and linden, crape myrtle and rose, sassafras and willow, summersweet and Virginia creeper) and favoring those which the beetles avoid (burning bush and forsythia, clematis and lilac, dogwood and redbud, hemlock and pine, holly and magnolia). Mechanical methods - which will attract every beetle within range - include pheromone traps, which generally are ineffective on an individual basis and work most effectively when a large area (such as a neighborhood) is involved. Non-organic and organic treatments require use of insecticides, such as those with carbaryl (against adults) and imidacloprid (against larvae) in terms of synthetics and those with insecticidal soap or Neem extract in the case of botanicals.
What does a garden slug look like?
A gray and yellow-striped tube with a black-and-blue head topped by two sideward-leaning tentacles describes a garden slug. The shell-less gastropod in question (Gastropoda class) measures anywhere from 0.25 to 2.0-plus inches (0.64 to 5.0-plus centimeters) in length. It uses file-like mouthparts when feeding and will be recognized by the silvery, mucous-y, slimy trail in its wake.
Will freezing kill stink bugs?
No, freezing does not kill stink bugs.
Specifically, the insect in question (Pentatomidaefamily) can endure temperatures below -4ºF (-20ºC) according to science laboratory experiments. Stink bugs draw upon polyol cryoprotectants to defend themselves against damaging freezes and to keep body fluids from crystallizing. The substance in question is found in a stink bug's blood (known as hemolymph). The stink bug therefore will "thaw out" once temperatures rise.
What is the boxelder bug's range?
A few months to less than a year is a boxelder bug's life span. The insect in question (Boisea trivittata) produces in the adult stage two generations of egg-hatched nymphs. The first generation survives the summer whereas the second will hatch in the fall and overwinter to the following spring.
Why is it unlikely that you would find gardens slugs and land snails in a desert?
Actually, I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and there are a few species of land snail that live here. They remain in damp, hidden places or underground and only emerge after heavy or prolonged rains. Snails are also found in a number of other deserts around the world.
That they must not dry out is the reason why it is unlikely that garden and land snails would be found in deserts.
Specifically, garden and land snails exhibit high internal water content. They must access regular moisture sources in order to conserve mucous production and prevent dehydration and desiccation. They therefore need niches within the moist habitats which will not be found in the world's arid, dry lands.
Moths eat nectar and other fluids. Bats, birds and spiders eat moths
Why are stink bugs called stink bugs?
Stink bugs have glands in their thorax which produce a foul smelling liquid. The stink is related to pheremones (odours produced by insects and other animals to attract mates) and is made from various aldehydes.
The bugs "stink" to discourage predators.
What is the first structure by which toxins enter plants growing in contaminated soils?
The first structures by which toxins enter plants growing in contaminated soils is the xylem.
Which bugs are bad for the garden?
Arthropods that damage plant parts to the point of interfering with or terminating biological, botanical, and zoological life cycles and natural histories are bugs that are bad for the garden. A garden-friendly behavioral standard can be set by adult birds and lepidopterans, who rarely feed upon nectar and pollen to the point of exhausting the plant's ability to keep producing such food sources which simultaneously are respectively attractants for and participants in reproduction-oriented activities. A garden-unfriendly standard is found among such defilers as aphids, insects that deplete a plant's life-giving nutrients channeled by capillary action upward from roots and photosynthetic products transported downward from leaves.
How do you keep lizards away from houses?
Lizards are harmless and help keep the your home and garden free of insects. However, if you would rather not have lizards in your home, make sure that you have closed all holes that may lead into your home. Having plants too close to the house may also encourage the lizard population. They are relatively easy to catch and relocate, however.
1)Keep your house insect free close each room everyday and spray insecticide. I have my house done by a company once every three months no lizards, mossies or any insects. 2)To drive away common house lizards it would be handy to try this method..
its very time consuming to drive away the lizards using peacock feathers,empty egg shells or other repellents!!!...
so what i would suggest you is dat to deal directly using a vacuum cleaner through which it can hardly elude the sucking pressure..
if you dont have one (vacuum cleaner) ask your servant to drive away those lizards using a broom stick.. 3)Keep peacock feathers near the places where you have observed lizards and they will get out from your home.....try it 4)cut onions into halves, n place these halves (or u can even cut an onion into quarters, actually) on high places..like on top of a tubelight or bulb or chandellier..anyplace where the lizards can smell it..u'll soon have all the lizards scampering outta your house.
5)You can make a duplicate insect made of cotton tied with a string. wet it by water and through it on the wall, keep one end of string in your hand and wait for the lizard.the lizard will try to swallow it mistaking it to be an insect. Now you can pull the string and catch the lizard in a bag to through it away.
But mind well, don't kill it. Just through it away because killing animals is not god. you know! TRY IT 6)keep your house insect free close each room everyday and spray insecticide. I have my house done by a company once every three months no lizards, mossies or any insectskeep your house insect free close each room everyday and spray insecticide. I have my house done by a company once every three months no lizards, mossies or any insects
Bug spray contains pyrethrin, which is created by the chrysanthemum flower. It's normally considered un-toxic but can cause breathing problems. If you end up inhaling or swallowing or spraying into your mouth bug spray, you should contact 911 since it can harm your inner body.
A pesticide which uses no genetically engineered or laboratory manufactured ingredients or processes is what a natural bug killer is. The product in question may be home-made or store-bought. Popular home remedies will involve diluted crushed lemons, dishwater detergent, or vinegar.
Pumpkins aren't poisonous. But, firstly, they are in the cucumber family. A characteristic of that family is toxic levels of nitrate in foliage from too high levels of nitrogen in the soil. Such levels are linked with overfertilizing. And, secondly, pumpkin parts may pick up residue if the grower is chemically controlling weeds. So it is important to respect the wait times between spraying and harvesting/seeding/transplanting, as listed on labels. And it is important to guard against drift.
A general answer ( since you did not specify what plant ) is insect damage, drought, or soil is too alkaline.
