Difference between revisions of "Pest control"

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Topic in Gardening courses. By John Eagles.

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A welcome guest in the greenhouse: a ladybird on an eggplant eating away the greenflies
Grasshopper in my greenhouse. To keep them in check i remove them whenever i see them.
Larva of colorado potato beetle on potato leaf
Greenfly on potato leaf
I erected a high pole near my garden to attract buzzards. They accepted the invitation and this buzzard is visiting each day and catches many voles that had become a pest eating the roots of many of my vegetables.

Arvicolinae "The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. " - Wikipedia
Biological pest control "Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms." - Wikipedia
Fungal databases - Agricultural Research Service of US Department of Agriculture
Pests & Diseases Section of organic gardening course

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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvicolinae Arvicolinae] "The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. " - Wikipedia
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pest_control Biological pest control] "Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms." - Wikipedia
+* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/ Fungal databases - Agricultural Research Service of US Department of Agriculture]
 * [http://www.ibiblio.org/rge/course/pest.htm Pests & Diseases] Section of organic gardening course
 === Books ===
 * [http://www.clark.wa.gov/recycle/documents/bugbook2.pdf Bug book] 22 pages, pdf
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