Plant Protection

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Pestering Insects; Controlling & Exterminating

July 11, 2011

Pest control insects are those insects that have been, for years, creating much of the trouble to the human beings. Small size of the insects does not help us either, and they get advantage of their micro size and escapes every of our attempt to kill them. But, there is a brighter and sure fire [...]

Pest Control Slugs in Home & Organic Gardening

June 22, 2011

Slugs are nothing but some kind of mollusk creatures, which contains jelly like fluid inside their body. The mollusk phylum family is a group of slimy creatures, which are loathed all over the world. The slimy nature makes it slippery and they are not easily attacked physically. These slimy creatures attack the low lives in [...]

Natural Enemies For Suppression – Pest Control in Greenhouse

June 13, 2011

It is one of the biggest challenges to control the growth of pests inside greenhouse. If left unattended, pests will damage entire greenhouse area in a rapid manner. There should be greater level of care that should be incorporated to control growth of pests and efforts should be made to stop invasion of these pests. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Taking Care of Hazelnut Trees in Winter

February 21, 2010

Hazelnut which is otherwise referred as filbert and has its origin in North America. This tree produces wonderful nut that is greatly liked by many people and is one of the important ingredient in many of the exotic dishes. Hazelnut is also a wonderful diet supplement which provides great nutrition to human body. This tree [...]

Integrated Pest Management for Plant Protection

August 29, 2009

In August 2011 the 27th International Plant Protection Congress will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. A group of scientists will be exchanging information they have been studying and collecting on sustainable plant protection management practices. Their main goal is ensuring the production of sufficient, highest quality food, feed and fiber for the rapidly growing [...]

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What Plant Protection Chemicals Used in Agriculture and its Preparing

June 11, 2009

Plant protection chemicals include chemical materials and their formulations protecting the plants and agricultural crops from all kinds of diseases, pests and weeds. If plant protection chemicals are not used in agricultural protection today, the crop yield results in a loss of nearly %65. For this reason, it is highly important for farmers to know [...]