Archive for the ‘IPM’ Category

Natural Mosquito Control

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With the proliferation of mosquitoes of a variety of types, carrying a wide variety of diseases, and the proliferationВ  of natural mosquito control products, it seems to be the right time to remind people of the most natural mosquito control method, mosquito prevention. With the increase in blood borne [...]

October 24, 2008  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Bats and birds, Biological pest control, Bugs and weeds, Exclusion, Green pest management, IPM, Insects, Landscape pest control, Mosquito control, Mosquito prevention, Natural mosquito control, Natural pest control, Natural pest control system, Non toxic pest control, Organic mosquito control, Organic pest control, Pest control, Pest management, Pest prevention, Prevent bugs, Prevent insects, Prevent pests, botanical pesticides, control disease, control mosquitoes, disease control, green pest control practices, green pest control system, lawn pest control, lawn pest prevention, native biological controls  4 Comments

Bats | Biological Pest Control Using Natural Predators

Bats | Biological Pest Control Using Natural Predators
Going batty can be a great way to help control unwanted insect pests. Bats eat mosquitoes as about 10 percent of their overall diet, and a lot of other annoying insects as well, including the moths that are the adults of the infamous “bole weevil” and “corn ear [...]

September 29, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Bats, Bats and birds, Biological pest control, Bole weevil, Bugs and weeds, Corn ear worm, Green pest control, IPM, Insects, Mosquitoes, Native predators, Natural pest control, Pest control, Uncategorized  No Comments

Biological Pest Control

Biological Pest Control
Biological pest control is a double edged sword. Biological controls can be an environmental disaster, or they can be a safe and effective alternative to other methods that might present other problems. The pivot point on this issue is the point of origin of the biological agent.
This is easy to illustrate in the [...]

September 24, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biological pest control, Bugs and weeds, Exotic weeds, Green pest control, IPM, Insects, Native predators, Natural pest control, Non native predators, Non toxic pest control, Pest control, Pest prevention, Weeds, green pest control practices  No Comments

Non Toxic Pest Control

Non Toxic Pest Control
Non toxic pest control cannot be accomplished with pesticides, whether those toxins are chemical or natural. All pesticides are toxic, they cannot be made non toxic. Any product with the greek word “cide” attached to the end is dangerous! It may not present extreme danger, but it does imply at least that [...]

September 20, 2008  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Bugs and weeds, Green pest control, IPM, Mosquito prevention, Mosquitoes, Natural pest control, Non toxic pest control, Pest control, Pest prevention, Pesticides, green pest control practices  No Comments

Natural Pest Control | Pest Prevention

Natural Pest Control | Pest Prevention
Natural pest control, at least as it is portrayed on the internet, is a potpourri of often competing ideas. The ideas range from some fairly sound practices, to some downright bizarre suggestions involving almost voodoo like practices. Those are the extremes, and most of the advice in the middle, [...]

September 20, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Bugs and weeds, Green pest control, IPM, Mosquitoes, Natural pest control, Pest prevention, green pest control practices  No Comments

Green Pest Control Do It Yourself

Green Pest Control Do It Yourself
If you want to practice green pest control, that is if you want it to be really green, as in the deepest darkest green pest control that you can imagine, and if you want to avoid the cost of those organic and botanical pest control products, and the carbon footprint [...]

September 17, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Bugs and weeds, Green pest control, IPM, Mosquito prevention, Mosquitoes, Pest control, Pest prevention, green pest control practices  No Comments