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Common Greenhouse Pest Identification, Management & Control

June 3, 2011

Greenhouses are gaining sufficient importance in the recent years. People are ready to adopt new techniques of plantation that tends to involve some amount of initial investments. As in any plantation, there are opportunities for the entry of pests. One needs to know more about the common pests that attack the plants that shelter under [...]

Knowing Earwig Infestation and Pest Control

June 2, 2011

Earwig is a small insect which is easily identifiable by its claws like rear part. These claws like structure are extremely innocuous and are called pincers. Even though they are harmless to us, they are much of a nuisance to the plants and the herbs that we grow in our backyard. The problem with the [...]

Spider Mites Pests in Greenhouse

June 1, 2011

Spider mite is commonly occurring pests that possess great threats to variety of plants such as cucumber. This pest is capable of causing great level of damage to various parts of plants. Cucumber is one of the plants that get affected in a big manner. There are various measures that can be utilized to achieve [...]

Organic Cotton Cultivation & Natural Pest Slaying Options

May 29, 2011

Eco-awareness and an increased demand for safer products continues to spread in the global marketplace, which could very well be why organic cotton is currently enjoying its well-deserved time in the limelight. Whether we slide underneath cozy organic cotton bed sheets, wrap ourselves in a downy-soft organic cotton bath towel or try on a simple [...]

Understanding Organic Agriculture

May 27, 2011

Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. Organic farmers prefer to use renewable resources and recycling to return what most conventional farmers would have wasted, back to the soil.
There is no formal or legal definition for organic agriculture. However, as universally accepted, organic [...]

Guide to Pest Control in Virginia

May 18, 2011

If you live in the State of Virginia you will doubtless be pleased to know that there is an active pest control industry regulated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in collaboration with the pest control in Virginia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Should you have a pest control problem whether you are an [...]

Yummy Organic Soap, Washing Dirty Mouths Out Suddenly Not So Scary!

May 9, 2011

Pangea Organics, presumably named after the global supercontinent that broke apart 200 million years ago to form our present-day land masses, is the largest cold-processed organic soap manufacturer in the U.S and creates “ecocentric bodycare” products that take the concept of carbon footprint reduction to lofty new heights. Joshua Onysko’s 100% wind-powered Boulder, Colorado factory [...]

Organic Warfare — More On Organic Pest Control (Part 2)

May 5, 2011

We’re back again with installment 2 of our organic pest control guide, so we’ll continue by explaining more about “Cultural Measures” today.
One of the most important things to bear in mind is that strong plants are able to resist diseases and pests more effectively and for a greater length of time.
For whoever missed our previous article, [...]

How Can We Repel Pests in Greenhouse ?

January 20, 2011

A person who has a greenhouse must have to protect it from different kinds of pests and bugs as they destroy the plants, flowers and vegetables and the attack of some species may result in plant’s diseases. There are different ways with the mean of which you can get rid from the pests and bugs. [...]

Whitefly Pests

May 11, 2010

Whitefly pests are one of the major killers of tomato plant. Knowing about the lifecycle and growth of this pest will be of great use in preventing the outbreak of this pest attack. This pest creates one of the biggest problems in greenhouse. There are several methods that are available to control this pest. Some [...]

Natural Enemies For Greenhouse Pests

May 11, 2010

Biological control program for protecting plants from pest attack is one of the most effective methods that will help plants to achieve good level of growth. This is one of the most effective and best methods that can be used to prevent pest attack of plants inside greenhouse. The introduction of natural enemies for greenhouse [...]

Effective Ways for Garden Pest Control

September 10, 2009

People would always love to have attractive gardens at home. Gardens may consist of diverse plants that tend to make the admirers spell bond. Gardening work consists of major work namely garden pest control. There are different types of garden pests that tend to provide hindrance to the growth of the plant.
Common garden pests

Mealy bugs

These [...]

Overview of Hazelnut Pest Control

September 5, 2009

Hazelnuts can be cultivated in hot climatic regions. These regions should have sufficient supply of water to produce quality nuts. These nuts tend to provide better results to all dietary needs exhibited by the body. Several vitamins can be extracted out of these nuts. These nuts are active ingredients of rich protein that are essential [...]

Pest Control at Tomato Growing

September 5, 2009

Agriculture has witnessed diverse changes in recent years. Employment of sophisticated tools can produce amplified productivity. Also use of organic manures can produce efficient retrieval of lost nutrients. In any crop cultivation, pest control seems to be daunting task to be carried out by the cultivators. Use of proper pest control methods can eliminate the [...]

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