Insect pests
An eight year plan to improve the management of invasive species in NSW. Provides stakeholders with information on the various national and state animal biosecurity programs. NSW Invasive Species Plan 2008-2015 Biosecurity newsletter Field crops ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Bayer Confidor Insecticide
Mealy bugs are sap sucking insect pests that get their name form the fluffy, flowering coating they build over to protect themselves. They love to attack plants that are in protected positions or growing indoors. They get in the parts of the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
MAD - Good Ladybirds
Don looked at a vegetable garden that is thriving without the use of toxic chemicals to control insect pests. Instead, a natural system of balance has been achieved by encouraging beneficial insects, such as ladybirds, to help keep pest insects ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
A series of Lucid keys to Insect Pests and Beneficials ...
Best management practices for Integrated Pest Management in rice involve the correct identification of insect pests and of the beneficials or natural enemies that predate or parasitise these pests. A series of Lucid identification keys have been ... [... more]
ctpm.uq.edu.au |
Digging Deeper - Bulbs: How to keep them healthy
Bulbs are not generally afflicted with lots of diseases or insect pest vectors. They grow rapidly flower, then die down and in doing so conserve their resources, concealing them from most insects. In common with many plants, pests and diseases ... [... more]
Green Fingers AU |
Organic Codling Moth Control on New Zealand Apple Orchards
Up until now, the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) has been one of the most difficult insect pests to control on an organic apple orchard. If no insecticides are used, the numbers of codling moth can increase up to ten times in one season from the ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
What are the insect pests ?
What are the advantages of decreasing the insecticide use on process peaches ? Some are obvious, such as the cost and time saved by reducing the number of sprays. In addition, improved pest and disease monitoring and control, along with better ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - UN To Seek Safer Ways To Kill Insect Pests
A UN meeting next week will seek new ways to kill mosquitoes and termites as part of a plan to bolster a 2004 ban on use of a dirty dozen toxic chemicals. OSLO 2/05/2005 - A UN meeting next week will seek new ways to kill mosquitoes and termites ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
CERIT Quick Links
Urban & Commercial Insect Pest Management in Australia is our Piece of Cake! CERIT is an industry linkage centre of UNSW providing research and development, consulting and training services in insect pest management. C/- School of B.E.E.S UNSW ... [... more]
cerit.unsw.edu.au |
Insect pests:
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a hardy perennial vegetable, best suited to cooler climates. It tolerates frost well. The succulent shoots emerge in early spring from the underground crown. Packed with vitamins and minerals, high in fibre, ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
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