Cats are uniquely sensitive to the nephrotoxic effects of Lilium and Hemerocallis genera plants. First reported in 1990, most poisonings are due to Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum). This common ornamental houseplant is brought indoors during holidays, where it can be eaten by house cats. As no...
White bryony, Bryonia alba L., is a relatively little known plant in the history of folk medicine and folk botany in eastern and northern Europe. The main aim of this article is to bring together data about Bryonia alba and to summarise its cultural hist
Now that I’ve shared some mosquito repelling plants that you can grow to deter mosquitoes from making a home out of your yard, you might also be interested in natural mosquito repellents that you can spray directly on to yourself so mosquitoes will leave you alone no matter where you are....
Many plants produce chemical defenses to deter herbivores, and these defenses also respond to climate change. Increasing temperatures decrease phenolic levels in some species, while other species exhibit increased terpenoids[8]. By contrast, exposure to high CO2generally increases plant phenolics,tannins,...
As a general guardian, rhubarb is a great companion plant for just about everything in a vegetable garden. Here are just a few examples of good companion plants for rhubarb:Brassicas like broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and cauliflowerbenefit from rhubarb's ability to deter whiteflies with ...
Tiger Lilies are not toxic to humans. Cats, however, can become very sick by eating daylilies, easter lilies, stargazer lilies, and red lilies (there are more). Symptoms of ingestion include vomiting, hiding, extreme third, Diarrhea, and seizures. ...
the trap container may be deep enough to allow the contents to act to deter or attract and trap pests124, while still possibly being deep enough so that children or larger creatures such as domesticated animals would not be able to reach the contents, while most pests124such as snails, slug...
When growing this optimal survival gardening plant, you can just put it in the ground and forget about it until you are ready to harvest. It will thrive in any soil type, is highly drought resistant, and there is not even any need to do weeding throughout the growing season. ...
Upon insect attack, the glucosinolates and their hydrolyzing enzymes (myrosinases) are triggered to release toxic degradation products to deter generalist insects, while specialists are attracted by some of the degradation products [148]. Sugars and benzoxazinoids were also found to guide the ...
Design Process When designing the ecological plant protection UAV, first of all, it is necessary to deter- mine the design goals and parameters of the ecological plant protection UAV. Secondly, the ozone generator and the gas-liquid mixing device were selected. Thirdly, the weight of the plant...