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INSECT CONTROL sa INSECT CONTROL -- ELECTRONIC x INSECTICIDE x PESTICIDE x TRAP (INSECT) xx INSECT xx PEST CONTROL Advice on getting rid of insect pests in slabs of wood. Battle of the bugs. Tips on reducing pesticide dangers while still fighting off bugs. Tips on repelling bugs during outdoor activities. Use pesticides with care. The proper storage and disposal of pesticides is discussed. Natural pest control. Recipes for herbal pesticides that repel insects rather than kill them. Tips on controlling harlequin bugs in the vegetable garden. The many uses of diatomaceous earth. Advice on using it as an antipest dust, as a protection for stored grains and seeds, and as a landscape treatment against insect pests. Includes information on using it as an internal parasite control for livestock. Beehive products that contain beeswax or honey. Recipes for dispersing bath oil, ultra-rich skin cream, honey healing cream, honey shampoo, facial cleansing grains, roach balls and tree insect bands. Chickens in the garden for pest control. Two plans for integrating housing for the birds next to garden space. Greenhouse integrated pest management. Advice on prevention and control. Bug control. A selection of information on home insect pests and their control or extermination. How to make a "remote control" device for triggering an insect spray can. Tip describes using a dental hygiene water jet to dislodge insects from a house plant. Recipe for homemade pesticide made from vegetable oil and liquid dish detergent. Synthetic insecticides. An explanation of what they are, their hazards, how to know if you need them, and how to use, store and dispose of them safely. A guide to biological insect control. Superior oil sprays. A safe winter-only pesticide that can now be sprayed during the growing season. Hazards of storing fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides close together. Who's that insect? Learning to identify larvae to help keep pests in check. Botanical bug busters. Using insecticides derived from plants to control pests effectively. Tips on controlling insects on indoor plants. Includes a formula consisting of water, rubbing alcohol and liquid soap for "dunking" an entire plant. Tip on using a gecko (lizard) to control insects in a solarium or greenhouse. Recipe for an all-purpose pest repellant that can be sprayed on plants. How to use a spray made from companion plants to repel garden pests. Tip tells how to use legs of old panty hose to keep bugs out of plants that you move from outdoors to inside for the winter. Put the pinch on pests. Organic techniques to thwart chewing bugs in the garden. Includes a list of plants that aren't prone to damage from chewing pests. A solution of Tabasco to spray on plants recommended as a pest deterrent. Advice on controlling an infestation of the old-house borer (Hylotrupes bajulus). Tip on killing insects which are infesting small pieces of wood by heating the wood in an oven. Using insecticides for pest control. A look at the various classes and rules for their use. How and where to install an electric insect killer. Pesticide pointers. A guide to less-toxic pesticides and advice on safe handling. Tip describes how to make sticky traps for controlling small insects in the garden. Guidelines to follow when using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) as an insecticide. Handpicking garden insect pests. General information on where and when to find them and what to do with the dead bugs. Helpful tips are included on grasshoppers, Japanese beetles, slugs and snails, caterpillars, wireworms and aphids. Tip suggests simulating a hard rain with a hose or sprinkler system to blast insect pests from garden plants. Outsmarting pests in the vegetable garden. Ways to prevent infestations. Battling fall webworms. Combatting household pests without chemical warfare. Less-toxic alternatives for controlling ants, roaches, mice, flies, fleas and termites. How to remove insects from cut flowers before bringing them indoors. The merits of tobacco tea as an insecticide vs. the threat from spreading tobacco mosaic virus. What's bugging your garden? How to read the calling cards left by insect pests and how to control them. Tips on companion plantings that repel insects. Identification and control of boxelder bug. Tip suggests making insect traps by spreading honey on yellow index cards and placing them on stakes in the garden. How to use the leaves of rhubarb to make a general pesticide for ornamentals. Wipe out household pests safely. Environmentally safe ways to get rid of cockroaches, ants, flies, bees, mice, clothes moths, pantry pests, house spiders and centipedes. All-natural (and slightly strange) pest control tricks to keep bugs and animals from eating your flowers, fruits and vegetables. Companionship in the garden. How to deter pests and disease by companion planting. Herbal insect repellents and herbal treatments for insect bites. Know your bugs. A summary of the habits of insect and arachnid pests and their modes of attack so you can better cope with them. Alternative products and techniques to fight destructive lawn and garden pests before resorting to chemical pesticides. Tip: Cheap bug trap made from a quart jar, cardboard tube, and some bait. Chart of 12 "natural" pesticides to use against various insects. How to choose and use outdoor electric bug killing lamps. Microbial insecticides. Three least-toxic insect controls described. Six houseplant insect menaces. How to identify and control mealybugs, scale, whiteflies, aphids, thrips and spider mites. Step-by-step guide to fighting houseplant pests. Tips on controlling wireworms in garden soil. Straight facts on pesticide use. A checklist for reducing the risks. How to get rid of mole crickets in a lawn. Insecticidal soaps. How they work and some cautions on their use. Recipe for a garlic-mineral oil insecticide. How to monitor your garden as a part of pest management program. Recipe for pesticide made from red hot chile peppers. Diatomaceous earth. What it is and how to use it as a pest control. A look at biological pest controls (neem oil, bacillus thuringiensis, steinernema carpocapsae and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.) Alligator forceps recommended for removing bugs from plants. A least-toxic approach to pesticides. When, where and how to use pesticides properly and the criteria for selecting them. Make your own electronic bug killer. Uses a light to attract flying insects and high-voltage to kill them. Est. cost: $10. Guide to organic pesticides. Instructions on how to mix and use them. Recipe for a herbal insecticide for the garden. Low-maintenance pest control for the organic garden. Part 1. Types of controls. How to use plant traps to eradicate destructive insects. Insects discussed include the Colorado potato beetle, the pickleworm, the corn earworm, the harlequin bug and the Japanese beetle. Instructions on how to build three styles of insect traps, two that use light as an attractant and one that is a box-trap design. Insect traps for use against apple maggots, aphids, yellow jackets, and many other pests are described. How to buy and use box traps to catch common pests. Tips on controlling psyllids (plant lice). New solutions. A review of the latest commercially-available ways to control insect pests without chemicals. Tip on using a tea of knapweed to control insects. The return of an old insect killer, sabadilla. How to make sticky traps to protect trees against insect pests. A guide to horticultural oils to control insect pests. Includes two recipes to make at home. Use of citrus seeds to repel Mexican bean beetles, corn earworms and fall armyworms noted. Includes instructions for making a solution at home to spray on plants. An explanation of the differences between diatomaceous earth sold for pool filters and the kind sold for insect control. The gardener's book of home remedies. How to make your own insect and disease controls. Sex, lures and sticky tape. A look at insect pest traps. Includes a recipe for slug dough, and three apple codling moth and apple maggot lures. How to grow and make insect-repelling indoor decor. Instructions for making a swag from bug-repelling herbs. A description of Pear psylla (Cacopsylla pyricola), its life cycle and methods of control. A guide to 12 insect pests that can be foiled by changing the planting time of the vegetables they eat. Covers aphid, cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, carrot rust fly, Colorado potato beetle, corn earworm, European corn borer, flea beetle, root knot nematode, pepper weevil, potato leafhopper and sweet potato whitefly. The basics of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) as an organic pest control. Thirty fast ways to control weeds and insects. Secrets of professional pest spotters. How to diagnose insect problems and what to do about them. Tip on controlling boxelder bugs. A guide to the natural enemies of 10 garden pests (diamond back moths, aphids, European corn borers, whiteflies, cabbage maggots, Colorado potato beetles, thrips, spider mites, corn earworms and slugs). How to stop cucumber beetles, vine borers and squash bugs. Garden uses for fine-mesh nylon paint strainers noted. Mole crickets, their life cycle, habits and ways to control them. The application of dormant oils and how to apply them so they don't harm beneficial insects. Guide to garden pests and how to control them. A guide to organic pest controls. Eleven low-tech ways to control pests. How to defeat pests with hot pepper. Includes recipe for spray that uses red pepper, dish detergent and water. Build this lighted bug trap. Insects are attracted to the black-light bulb where they are sucked into a cloth bag and trapped by a small fan. An electric bug trap uses a light bulb to attract the bugs and a fan to suck them into a nylon bag. Bug control without pesticides. Some practical alternatives. Using tolerance and "soft" techniques to control greenhouse pests. The wood destroyers. Advice on identifying and controlling insects which damage wood buildings. Controlling insect pests naturally. 40 common pests and what to do about them. How to beat the bugs of summer. Tip on using your freezer (instead of pesticides) to kill insects inside small wooden objects. Tip on a simple, safe, non-toxic method for killing all known insects inside wood. Battling bugs the peaceful way. Natural techniques for getting rid of house-invading insects. | |||||||||
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