Christmas beetle is a name commonly applied to the Australian beetle genus Anoplognathus. They are known as Christmas beetles because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to Christmas. Christmas beetles are large (20–30 mm long) members of the scarab family that are noisy and clumsy fliers. They typically have elytra that […]
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The Damsel Bug is probably one of the most common predators, and therefore beneficial insects, we find in all crops. It can be abundant in fields and is a generalist predator that will eat whatever it can find and subdue “Both adults and nymphs are fast, aggressive predators. They grasp their prey and pierce the […]
Read MoreToday we are talking about the Leafcutting Bee, scientifically known as Megachile Latreille. Their nickname explains exactly what they do: they cut leaves! The female leafcutting bee is responsible for building a “nursery” for her little larvae. She finds a suitable space in preexisting tubular cavities (basically: holes). These cavities could be in hollow stems, […]
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I hear from clients daily, “these pesticides are just not working like they used too”. It is true, pesticides are not working as well any more. Even when the pesticides were working well, not all the pests were killed even with good coverage and there were dead bugs on the leaves. The surviving pests continued […]
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NIC’s fly parasites are unique because they are suited to our northern environment and the control of flies on farms or wherever flies are an issue. Flies have developed a resistance to traditional fly controls such as pesticides. There is no known resistance to the use of fly parasites. Fly parasites are safe, non-toxic, effective […]
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It doesn’t matter if it is smoked, vaped or used in an edible form, every effort should be made to grow the crop without the use of chemical insecticides, fungicides or herbicides. When plants are grown in protected environments, they can be grown all year round, at a faster rate and with less physical damage. […]
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New research shows that the Hemp plant can in fact, help nature and agriculture in amazingly important ways. Two recent studies showed that planting hemp could help to maintain and ultimately increase the dwindling bee population. They showed that bees are highly attracted to the cannabis plant’s plentiful stores of pollen even though cannabis doesn’t […]
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Who are these garden eating Homoptera’s? They’re Aphids! They’re among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants both in greenhouse, gardens and interiorscapes. The damage they do to plants has made them enemies of growers, farmers and gardeners the world over. They also are so damaging due to their abilities to reproduce asexually. They’re […]
Read More 1. LADYBUGS ARE NAMED AFTER THE VIRGIN MARY. There are both male and female ladybugs, so why do we call them “ladies”? According to Oxford Dictionaries, they’re named after one particular lady: the Virgin Mary. One of the most common European ladybugs is the seven-spot ladybug, and its seven marks reminded people of the Virgin […]
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To start with … what are nematodes? Nematodes are very tiny, microscopic ‘worms’ that mostly live in the soil. Beneficial nematodes can range from 1/25 inch to several inches long and have slender, translucent, unsegmented bodies. Many are soil dwellers that break down organic matter, especially in compost piles. You can easily spot these 1/4-inch-long […]
Read More Planting more hemp could help to maintain and ultimately increase the dwindling bee population according to a study by researchers at Cornell University published earlier this year in Environmental Entomology. These findings reinforce a study from Colorado State University published last year in Elsevier’s Biomass and Bioenergy. The study showed that bees are highly attracted […]
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