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Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens
The best way to control insects and disease problems is to prevent them. Build a biologically active, healthy soil through regular addition of organic matter, such compost, and manure. Grow winter annual cover crops, such as clover or rye grass, to provide additional organic matter and plant crops that are suited to the soil and climate in your area. Iowa State University. -
Protecting Gardens and Landscape Plantings from Rabbits
Rabbits mean different things to different people. For hunters the rabbit is an abundant and tasty game animal but gardeners and farmers have very little to say in favour of the creatures.
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Insects and Related Pests of House Plants - How To Control Them
There are a number of methods for controlling insects or related pests of house plants, some using pesticides and some consisting of non-pesticidal alternatives. What the homeowner should use varies with the pest encountered, the number of plants infested, the size of the infestation and the personal inclination of the homeowner. Frank A. Hale, Associate Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology, The University of Tennessee
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