#biological-pest-control

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fromwww.homebuilding.co.uk
2 weeks ago

The uninvited guests I'm happy to keep inside my home

Ladybirds are usually considered a welcome sight in gardens, but they can be just as beneficial indoors, especially when it comes to protecting houseplants from aphids. Aphids are the unwelcome guests that can quickly turn a thriving indoor garden into a battleground. Common culprits include my beloved bird of paradise, yucca, spider plants, alocasia, calathea, lilies, and ferns, all of which are susceptible to these sap-sucking pests.
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fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
1 month ago

Pest Control Principles Meet Pure Chaos in New Coffee Farm Study

Coffee farms host complex, chaotic predator-prey insect interactions (intransitive loops) that make predicting pest dominance and implementing pesticide-free control difficult.
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