Dust Mites-Aller X
It looks and feels clean, but what really lurks beneath your sleeping body? The answer is a pile of dust mite droppings, together with their hosts. An average mattress can be home to more than a million dust mites. Around 80 percent of allergies ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Prevention Magazine Editors
In this practical and entertaining guide, the top veterinarians and animal experts in the country offer more than 1,000 effective tips for treating common pet problems, such as: allergies, bad breath, ear mites, fleas, itchy skin, paw problems, ... [... more]
Random House |
HortNews - American Apiarist Advocates Use Of Oil ...
An American researcher who says he has developed a chemical-free, inexpensive way to control varroa mites that kill honey bees is promoting the treatment in New Zealand. GISBORNE 13/07/2004 - An American researcher who says he has developed a ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Inquiry As Apiarists Split Over Varroa ...
Beekeepers have split so badly over plans for managing the destructive varroa mites threatening the South Island that the Government is to stage a ministerial inquiry. WELLINGTON 9/03/2004 - Beekeepers have split so badly over plans for managing ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - MAF Failed To Test Extra Samples
WELLINGTON 23/1/2001 - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) officials say they never tested hundreds of samples taken from beehives during an exercise in late 1999. The samples were supposed to have been screened for exotic mites, but ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Mite-hit Beekeepers Keep Their Chins Up
Beekeepers in some regions say they are confident the dark cloud of bee-killing Varroa jacobsoni mites hanging over their industry will have a silver lining. AUCKLAND 24/7/2001 - Beekeepers in some regions say they are confident the dark cloud of ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortFACT - Plant Health of Greenhouse Capsicums
Plant health problems affecting capsicum crops can be divided into two groups: 1) pests and diseases that are caused by living organisms, and 2) disorders brought about by chemical or physical causes. Pests include insects and mites. Diseases are ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Varroa Mite Found South Of Movement Control Line
More beehives infested with varroa mites have been found south of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's (MAF) movement control line across the central North Island. WELLINGTON 21/8/2001 - More beehives infested with varroa mites have been ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Govt May Spend $5m To Eradicate Bee Mite In South Island
The Government has told South Island beekeepers it will spend up to $5 million on attempting to eradicate varroa mites when they arrive from the North Island - if eradication is feasible. DUNEDIN 17/10/2003 - The Government has told South Island ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Researchers Study Ways Of Slowing Varroa Mite Spread
Researchers are investigating the possibility of wiping out feral bees in some areas of the South Island as a way of slowing the spread of varroa mites once they cross Cook Strait. WELLINGTON 9/10/2002 - Researchers are investigating the ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Mite Takes Buzz Out Of Waikato's Beehives
Beekeepers say about 200 of their colleagues in the Waikato could be out of business early next year, victims of plummeting honey production and the plague of bee-killing varroa jacobsoni mites. AUCKLAND 17/7/2001 - Beekeepers say about 200 of ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Cook Strait Possible Biosecurity Barrier To Bee Mite
South Island regional councils could combine forces to stop northern pests spreading across Cook Strait following the wake of the varroa bee mite's discovery in the lower North Island. DUNEDIN 14/2/2002 - South Island regional councils could ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
