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Noteworthy Pests of 2003
... . Ants prefer a hot and dry climate with light sandy soil. Ants range in size from two millimeters to 13 millimeters. ... . Cool and add 1 TBSP borax.) Borax acts like a soil sterilant so use very sparingly. Grasshoppers There are roughly 85 species of grasshoppers ... nymph and adulthood. They hatch from overwintered egg pods when the soil has reached approximately 15 - 16 degrees Celsius. There are 5 - ...
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Symptoms Of Specific Herbicide Injury On Plants
... needles turn yellow, then brown and will later drop. This is a soil sterilant which should not be used in or near the garden or ... a soil sterilant, a trench may be dug near the tree and all roots should be cut off to prevent further uptake of the sterilant. This will be a shock to the tree but will prevent further damage by the sterilant. Although these corrective ...
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Herbicide Injury to Yard and Garden Plants
... which control total vegetation over a long term, such as bromacil, borates and chlorates (soil sterilants), in the home garden should be avoided. Some of these chemicals can ... Centres throughout the province. SOURCES: Knud Mortensen; Sask. Agriculture; PLANT DISEASE NOTES: Herbicide and Soil Sterilant Damage; Regina; 1979. Agri-fax / Alberta Agriculture; Herbicide Injury to Yard and Garden Plants; ...
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