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  • Row Covers

    … protection.  Exclude large and small animals, especially insect pests (making it an excellent organic pest management tool). … Light-weight- (0.45 oz./sq. yard) are marketed as “insect barriers,” have 90%-95% light transmittance, give 2 …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-May 2021

    … 6, 2024 May 13, 2021  |  Volume 12, Issue 2 June Vegetable Insect Scouting Tips By Emily Zobel, Senior Agent Associate, … in Organic Insecticides Against Difficult to Control Insect Pests By Galen P. Dively, Terry Patton, Lindsay Barranco, and …

  • Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) II - Scouting and Management

    … Counties in Maryland and continually moves south. This insect is a “newly introduced” pest that has the potential to … removing them from the vineyard. Management As with any insect pest, small populations are only causing minor damage … Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), Plants and Pests MDA (410) 841-5920;  DontBug.MD@maryland.gov   Spotted …

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Part 2–Management in the Vineyard

    … the wire or the cluster itself may help to disturb the insect-inducing flight.    It is strongly recommended to sort … a longer residual life. Both have a rapid knockdown of pests but neither is likely to keep high populations of SB … likely effective, also has the risk of flaring secondary pests, e.g. leafhoppers, mealybugs, and/or mites. The …

  • Oak Lecanium Scale

    … quercifex ) is a native type of soft scale insect that can be difficult to manage. Their waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Read more about scale insect groups and biology on our Introduction to Scale …

  • San Jose Scale

    … perniciosus ) is a non-native type of armored scale insect and can be difficult to manage as their waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Learn more about scale insect groups and biology on  Introduction to Scale Insects . … of fruits can cause reddish halos around each individual insect. Blotchy skin coloration may be unsightly but fruits …

  • Indian Wax Scale

    … Ceroplastes ceriferus ) is a non-native type of soft scale insect and can be difficult to manage. Their waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Learn more about scale insect groups and biology on  Introduction to Scale Insects . …

  • Rose: Identify and Manage Problems

    … productive flowering. They are a highly diverse group of plants with a range of forms, mature sizes, and flowering … be gone by then) Alternatives to roses Flowering shrubs native to Maryland: Carolina rose (Rosa caroliniana) , Rose … (Callicarpa americana) , and many others. Learn more about native plants .   Alternatives to climbing roses: coral …

  • Euonymus Scale

    … ( Unaspis euonymi ) is a non-native type of armored scale insect. They can be difficult to manage as their waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Learn more about scale insect groups, biology, and management on our Introduction to …

  • Overwintering Tropical Plants

    … houseplants or insecticidal soap to reduce the chance of pests. Outdoors, pests are kept in check by natural parasites … and spider mites . Begin treatment immediately if you see insect pests or signs of pests like webbing, honeydew (a … winter.  Indoors, palms are quite susceptible to spider mite damage.   Schefflera, Schefflera actinophylla Schefflera …