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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: Chemical Industry, Plant Openings
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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: LaPorte County, Indiana, 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.... -
Emerald ash borer infestation spikes in McHenry County, state
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsAn infestation of emerald ash borer continues to ravage McHenry County, destroying thousands of ash trees with seemingly no end in sight. The tree-killer has …... -
Tulip bulbs need cold treatment before being planted
I planted tulip bulbs in a pot inside and I water it daily. It has been more than a month now, but there is no sign of plant generating anything. What should I do? (email reference) A Throw it out because very likely the bulb has rotted by now. My guess...Tags: Bodies of Water, Stress, Oregon, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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Deadline approaches for changes in oral land lease
REDFIELD - The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service wants to remind landowners and tenants that the deadline to make any changes to oral land leases is September 1, 2011. South Dakota state law requires tenants and/or landowners to notify either...Tags: Walnuts, Arable Farming, Natural Resources, Chemical Industry, Contracts
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Harvest: Time to clean grain bins, protect grain
REDFIELD - Cleaning bins before the busy time of harvest is a critical management tool for keeping that grain in good shape throughout its storage life. There are several species of insects infesting stored grains such as confused flour beetle, Indian...Tags: Chemical Industry, Cricket
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Winter wheat publications available
REDFIELD - A few weeks ago this column examined tips for planting winter wheat this fall. A couple of recently released publications will help winter wheat producers make the best management decisions possible with research based information. The...Tags: Allergies, Arable Farming, Chemical Industry
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Seed treatments: Planting winter wheat in 2011
ONIDA - The SDSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic has had a number of winter wheat samples showing symptoms of the complex of diseases known collectively as “root rots.” These diseases include common root rot, Fusarium root rot, take-all of wheat, and a few others...Tags: Arable Farming, Chemical Industry, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs
ATLANTA (AP) — Worried about bedbugs? Maybe you should be more concerned about the insecticides used to get rid of them. A government study counted one death and 80 illnesses linked to bedbug-targeting insecticides used from 2008 through 2010. Many...Tags: Chemical Industry, New York City, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Stink bugs are ruining Virginia's apples
As if you needed another reason to dislike stink bugs: they are ruining Virginia’s apples.
The odorous insects caused $37 million in damage to the 11 varieties grown in the Old Dominion, according to the state Office of the Secretary of Agriculture...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Allentown, Apples, California, Environmental Politics
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$5.7 million to battle "bug from hell"
Apple lovers can breath a little easier because the federal government allocated $5.7 million to fight brown-marmorated stink bugs in Virginia and six other states. The pest, which Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., calls “the bug from hell,”...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Allentown, Chemical Industry, Hampton Roads, Agricultural Research and Technology
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