Cabbage Looper
rotenone and pyrethrum, diatomaceous earth blend, sabadilla. Cabbage Looper Information - Cabbage Loopers Pest Control Use row covers before moths have a chance to lay eggs. Crucifers, greens, beans, peas, potatoes, tomatoes. Trichogramma wasps, ... [... more]
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Cabbage Maggot
Maggots tunnel into stems below the ground. Seedlings wilt and die. Cabbage Maggot Information - Cabbage Maggots Pest Control [... more]
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Carrot Rust Flies
Carrot Rust Fly Information - Carrot Rust Flies Pest Control Maggots tunnel into the roots and stunt the plants. Sprinkle wood ashes around the base of the plants. [... more]
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Information About Catfacing And Growth Cracks
Catfacing (photo above left) is a tomato disorder that causes fruits to become distorted and puckered; bands of tan or gray scar tissue run across the surface. Symptoms are often most pronounced at the blossom end. It occurs when conditions such ... [... more]
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Cats And Dogs As Garden Pests
Obviously the best control is to give pets their own yard or train them well. You can also repel cats and dogs with commercial sprays or homemade recipes. A solution of garlic, hot pepper, soapy water, or commercial repellent sprayed on prized ... [... more]
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Keeping Chipmunks And Squirrels At Bay
These rodents are smart. Given time, they'll find a way to get to their desired target. As with birds, it's best to vary your approach every so often to keep the rodents off balance. An good exclusion trick is to place a baffle on fruit tree ... [... more]
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Club Root Information
This fungal disease affects all cabbage family crops, and is present throughout most of North America. Plants wilt during the heat of the day and recover at night, older leaves yellow and drop, roots become swollen and distorted, plants are ... [... more]
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Codling Moth Information
Codling moth larvae overwinter in cocoons under loose bark on the trunk or under debris on the ground. In midspring they pupate, emerging in late spring as grayish-brown moths. The females lay eggs on leaves, twigs, and fruits. The larvae feed ... [... more]
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Corn Leaf Blight Information
Plant resistant varieties, and purchase only certified disease-free seed. Rotate crops and clean up garden debris at the end of the season. Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service [... more]
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Corn Rootworm Information
Grow corn in a different location every year, and reduce surrounding weeds where adults hide. Encourage natural enemies such as birds and tachinid flies with habitat improvements. Other favored hosts include cantaloupe, cucumber, muskmelon, and ... [... more]
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Corn Smut Information
This fungus disease occurs on corn over most of the United States. It can infect any aboveground part of the plant, causing galls that are white and spongy when young, which later become gray-brown and filled with powdery black spores. Spores are ... [... more]
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Coyote Information
Once confined to just the plains, this solitary canine is now found throughout the United States. Coyotes have learned to live with man by being active when man is not--when it's dark--and their presence may be more of a concern to pet and ... [... more]
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