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  • September Tips and Tasks

    … Pesticide Information Center website .  Indoor plant and insect tips Indoor plants Pillbug Photo: Joseph Berger, … ,  pillbugs , and other nuisance insects.  Wash off insect pests or apply a labeled houseplant insecticide to …

  • Herb Problems

    … Louadfel, Homemade, Bugwood.org Updated: February 20, 2023 Insect pests of herbs Aphids Black bean aphids Aphids  have a wide …

  • Gloomy Scale

    … Magnified view of a gloomy scale ( Melanaspis tenebricosa ) insect with its protective cover removed. The maple branch in … Melanaspis tenebricosa ) is a 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 in Introduction to Scale Insects . …

  • Predatory Spiders

    … spiders are predators  and aid us by eating many garden pests. Hunting spiders  have prominent eyes and good eyesight … Life stage(s) that feed on pests: Spiderlings and adults. Insect(s) fed on : Most spiders are generalists and will eat almost any appropriately sized insect, as well as other spiders and related arthropods. …

  • Key to Common Problems of Cucumbers

    … and pumpkins. All are vulnerable to similar diseases and pests, while some problems are more prevalent among cucumbers … mouthparts to sip on plant sap. The eggs of this insect are golden and oval-shaped, usually laid in a cluster … by hand. More about squash bugs Spider mites Spider mite feeding injury on cucumber. Symptoms can mimic downy …

  • White Prunicola Scale

    … prunicola ) is a non-native type of armored (hard) scale insect. It can be difficult to manage because a waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Learn more about scale insect groups and biology on Introduction to Scale Insects . …

  • IPM Threshold Guide for Agronomic Field Crops

  • Old News But It Pays To Clean Up Your High Tunnel In The Off-Season

    … problems for the next year. Several of our most notorious insect/mite pests such as two spotted spider mites and thrips can …

  • Chapter 1: Urban production systems

    … For example, chickens might be allowed to forage for pests and vegetable scraps in a vegetable bed after harvest, … are an example of the kind of cosmetic damage that insect feeding can cause. Photo by Neith Little.   How to … vertebrate pests; using crop rotation to break disease and insect life cycles (can be challenging in small spaces); …

  • Soft Scales on Trees and Shrubs

    … February 27, 2023 Key points Learn more about scale insect groups, biology, and management on Introduction to …