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Viburnum Leaf Beetle (VLB) Citizen Science, Cornell University
... soap work if your timing is right. Spraying horticultural oil on egg-laying sites can suffocate eggs. Larger image. More egg-laying site pictures. Based on research conducted in 2005, Cornell entomologist ... oil that is mixed with water and sprayed on infested twigs to coat them and suffocate eggs within the egg-laying sites. It is most effective when used at a high concentration ...
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Viburnum Leaf Beetle (VLB) Citizen Science, Cornell University
... the larvae which feed on the undersides of young and emerging leaves. Spraying adults or eggs is far less effective. Initial field trials conducted by Dr. Paul Weston also indicate that ... refined petroleum oil that is mixed with water and is sprayed on to coat and suffocate eggs. It is most effective when a high rate of oil (4%) is used. However, this ...
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HortNews- February 2006
... air holes through which the insects breathe, causing them to suffocate. Oils may also disrupt insect cell membranes, interfere with insects ... insects such as San Jose scale, European red mite eggs, and aphid eggs. Many labels will recommend higher rates of oil ... present. (June) Oystershell scale- many hosts. Spray affected plants after eggs hatch and light yellow crawlers appear (late May). Repeat in ...
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Canadian Iris Society - Culture: Japanese Iris
... the fact that if water freezes over the top of the crowns the plants may suffocate and die. Artificial, plastic lined bogs have produced mixed results with some becoming saturated with ... the old foliage after the first frosts. Destroy the old foliage which may contain borer eggs or foliage thrips. The two main pests of JI can be controlled, where warranted with ...
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Kids’ Valley Garden - A Gardening Resource for Kids
... with black dots which will then lay off-white, ribbed eggs. Earworm pupae survive over the winter in the . To suffocate earworms apply mineral oil to the corn silks once they have ...
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Questions On Misc. Pests
... didn’t work. (e-mail reference) A: The butterflies are laying eggs on the cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. BT (Bacillus thuringiensis ... through their skin, so the soapy water would coat them and suffocate them. I have done this twice and assumed it worked, ... . (e-mail reference) A: Some type of insect laid eggs in the bulbs. The eggs hatched and the worms are now in the larval ( ...
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Questions On Spruce
... to plant below the level of the soil otherwise the trees would suffocate and die. I planted them just over a month ago and have ... to plant this below the level of the soil otherwise the trees would suffocate and die." The first big flare root should be just below the ... : Any idea what might cause a cut spruce tree to smell like rotten eggs? I received a call from a lady saying her tree smelled foul ...
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Papa Geno's Potting Shed
... resort to an insecticidal oil. Sprayed on the plant, this will actually suffocate the scale and kill them. All of these treatments are non- ... I heard somewhere that a single mealy bug female lays up to 2500 eggs - I believe it. The Solution: Fortunately this is more of a ... . Repeat the treatment every two or three days with the new eggs hatch until the plant is clear. WHITE FLY The Problem: White ...
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