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Colorado and blue spruce trees don't require a lot of water
Q I have 25 blue and Colorado spruce trees that I bought in containers. The trees grew about a foot last summer, but some are turning brown. How much should I be watering these trees and should I put mulch around the base? What kind of fertilizer do you...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chili, Fertilizer, Foods and Beverages, Chemical Industry
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Icky Invasion: Many tree owners want to get rid of tent caterpillars often called bag or web worms
Reporter, PhotographerGREENE COUNTY, Mo. - All across the Ozarks tree owners are noticing what's often called an icky invasion. The presence of eastern tent caterpillars is also a sign of spring. Eastern tent caterpillars are creating large white nests or tents in many trees....Tags: First Aid, Chemical Industry
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Destructive stink bug found in Somerset County
Daily American Sunday EditorThe brown marmorated stink bug — an invasive species officials have been worried about for more than a year — has been confirmed in Markleton. The voracious plant-eater, identified by scientists at Pennsylvania State University, was found...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Allentown, The Pennsylvania State University, Invasive Species, Tomatoes
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Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn|
One of the nation’s most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Schaumburg, Genes and Chromosomes, Education, University of Arizona
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Ag Notes: Don't let firewood insects take shelter in your home this winter
Every time you bring a load of firewood inside this winter, you may be opening the door for wood-infesting insects to make your home their home. Not to worry, though. Most insects brought into the home on firewood are harmless, and their numbers can be...Tags: Chemical Industry
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Chemical use and safety different from what you thought
Just about every summer, I hear of someone that has been exposed to a pesticide accident or killed by one. When I think of this, I usually have an image of an older guy who is kind of careless in regular life. More than likely this person would be a...Tags: Chemicals, Chemical Industry
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Farming practices threaten widely grown corn crop
One of the nation's most widely planted crops - a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide - may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists expected. The U.S....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Schaumburg, Genes and Chromosomes, Education, University of Arizona
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N.D. sheep producers get help against virus
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota sheep producers can now use insecticide-treated cattle ear tags to protect their animals from a serious mosquito-borne disease. State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has given a special registration to...Tags: Vaccines, Agricultural Research and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections
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N.D. Wheat Midge forecast improved for 2012
Most wheat producers should get a break from insecticide costs this year. Soil samples in North Dakota indicate lower levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2012 season. “With only 12 percent of the samples statewide being...Tags: Chemical Industry
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AG NOTES: Make protecting pollinators a priority
Contributing columnistInsects pollinate a large percentage of food crops grown in the U.S. and all over the world. Many different species of pollinators exist, but the insect best equipped for this job is the honey bee. Honey bees are exceptionally efficient at collecting...Tags: Plant Openings, Chemical Industry
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Purdue research: Varied yields from fungicide, insecticide
Purdue UniversityAs Indiana soybeans move from flowering to beginning pod, farmers may consider applying foliar fungicides and insecticides to their crops. But according to Purdue Agriculture research, yield increases from either treatment are inconsistent when disease...Tags: Indiana, LaPorte County, Chemical Industry
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Scientists release wasps to control citrus pest
L.A. at HomeUC Riverside scientists release 300 Pakistani wasps, Tamarixia radiata, in hopes that they feed on the Asian citrus psyllid currently threatening the state's citrus crops....
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