Solitary bees are non-aggressive pollinators that don’t live in colonies. Still, they tend to live in close proximity to other solitary bees. They do not make honey, but they gather pollen and nectar to feed their young. Solitary bees are essential pollinators for every garden because they...
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When you use pesticides and herbicides to control pests or weeds, the first thing you wipe out are parasitic wasps, predators, and other Beneficial Garden Insects that are essential to natural garden pest control.Honeybee and Parasitoid Wasp on Dill© Steve Masley…Click IMAGE to Enlarge Garden...
Last week we discussed strategies for conquering weeds in an organic garden. This week we’re moving on to another chore loathed by natural farmers, gardeners, and growers everywhere, controlling pests. One excellent way to ensure pest populations don’t get out of control is to ensure you ha...
Integrated pest management combines biological, cultural, mechanical, physical and chemical control in a manner that makes the crop environment unsuitable for arthropod pests, plant pathogens and weeds. In many cases, IPM methods are used prior to treating with pesticides. These methods may include ...
The leaves will dry quickly, shrink in size and reduce the mulch layer in very short order. You are then left with either adding more mulch or living with bare soil and weeds. The alternative is to use wood chips in flower/shrub gardens and straw in vegetable gardens. These mulches also...
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The measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence has been widely used to investigate changes in the leaves of plants under heat stress, such as tomato [24], wheat [25,26], barley [27], weeds [28], and Pinellia ternata [29]. In recent years, simultaneous measurements of DF, PF, and MR ...