Natural Control of Flowering Plants’ insect pests

31. January 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: animal damage control · Tags: , ,

NATURAL CONTROL OF FLOWERING PLANTS’ INSECT PESTS

Your flowers needs your utmost tender loving care in order to give you the beautiful flowers you desired. In this scenario, by looking at their conditions in the garden, you can check if they are free from any insect  damage.

How will you know they are secure and safe. By closely monitoring them everyday, you can be updated what particular pest  attacks your plants.

As a home gardener, you should always be on the lookout for possible solutions to your home garden’s health problems. Make this as your priority in order to succeed in your flower gardening business.

Planting the same type of flowering plants in your garden should be avoided  because they carry the same pests attackers. You’ll entail great loss if your flowers will be infected.

One way to minimize the attack of pests and diseases is to practice multiple cropping system. This means, planting different crops of different types.

This has been proven effective and also improves the soil condition, while lessen on your pesticides cost.

Another methods, and this is also very effective, is to include in your garden some insect repellant crops. If you’ll include these plant repellants in your multiple cropping system, you’ll double your gain against your production cost. They helps control destructive insect pests. They have a natural a natural smell that wards off insect pests.

Bat Exclusions And Bat Proofing

20. January 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: animal damage control · Tags: , ,

The methods used for bat removal have nothing in common with the methods normally used for animals such as squirrels, groundhogs, and others. Instead of using traps, bat control is done by using a systematic exclusion program. It is illegal to use poisons, and it is illegal to kill some bats. Studies have shown bats have returned from distances of up to 150 miles, so trapping and “moving” bats only creates a false sense of security for homeowners who see the bats “caught and hauled away”.

The bat exclusion process requires several steps. The first step requires an observation of the structure shortly after sunset to locate the entrance/exit holes. This is done on a fairly clear night, as rainy and windy conditions are not favorable for bats to locate flying insects. The observation night can be at any time during the spring, summer, or fall.

The second step involves sealing all gaps, cracks, and holes, leaving the primary access hole(s) open. This prevents them from finding an alternate access point into the structure.

Step 3 is to install one-way exclusion devices that allow the bats to leave their roost site but not return into the structure.

Exclusions are usually performed in late summer and early fall. Excluding the mother bats during that period would create a problem even worse than having the bats in your attic, as the young bats would die without their mother to feed and care for them. The summer observations allow experts to be prepared for exclusions when the proper time comes. On many structures they will perform much of the sealing and repairs before the exclusion season begins.

Pest Control for Your Vineyard

04. January 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: animal damage control · Tags: , ,

Protecting your vineyard grapes from the environment is a challenge that takes some cunning. Throughout the growing season you will want to ensure that your grapes are protected from disease as well as from pests like birds and insects, but also deer and other large grazing animals that may roam free where you live.

Fungus and Disease

There are several diseases that can harm the grapes in your vineyard. Some common ones are mildew, fungus and black rot, all forms of fungus and so fungicide is the most common cure. However the right cure is necessary for the right disease. Most disease is recognized by its effect on the vine leaves. Examine the plants in your vineyard regularly and once grapes are visible, inspect those too for signs of decay. For example, small yellow spots with dark brown centers could be signs of phomopsis cane. Generally, leaf discoloration, or spots on the leaves are signs of problems. You might also see a film over the leaf or the berries may show signs of rotting before they are ripened.

Insect Pest Control

Some of the most common insects that affect vineyards and threaten your grape production are moths, leafhoppers and beetles. The Berry Moth lays its eggs directly on the grapes. The young larvae eat their way through the center of your grapes, leaving tell-tale holes. Leafhoppers tend to accumulate on the underside of the vine leaf. Leafhoppers don’t do that much damage unless they become densely populated and then they can damage the crop. Rose chafers and Japanese beetles feed on the grape clusters as they mature on the vine.

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