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Purdue’s Plant Doctor Helps Identify, Diagnose, & Report Pests
Now there’s a new tool to help diagnose landscape plant problems. The Purdue Plant Doctor website, co-created by Purdue University professors Cliff Sadof and Janna Beckerman, aids in diagnosing and managing thousands of plant health problems (insect, disease, and other biotic or abiotic conditions) on over 250 species of ...
Purdue’s Plant Doctor Helps Identify, Diagnose, & Report Pests
Now there’s a new tool to help diagnose landscape plant problems. The Purdue Plant Doctor website, co-created by Purdue University professors Cliff Sadof and Janna Beckerman, aids in diagnosing and managing thousands of plant health problems (insect, disease, and other biotic or abiotic conditions) on over 250 species of ...
OR Coastal Residents Asked To Remove Pampas Grass From Landscapes
The South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve in Oregon is asking coastal residents to survey their properties and remove pampas grass, following an extensive initiative that recently removed more than 5,000 of the plants from the Reserve. Pampas grass is the common name for two invasive plant species of ...
OR Coastal Residents Asked To Remove Pampas Grass From Landscapes
The South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve in Oregon is asking coastal residents to survey their properties and remove pampas grass, following an extensive initiative that recently removed more than 5,000 of the plants from the Reserve. Pampas grass is the common name for two invasive plant species of ...
Study Results: Controlling Chinese Privet In Lawns
What’s the best way to control invasive Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour) in a rural lawn? A year-long study recently conducted by the University of North Texas in a mixed-plant rural lawn infested with Chinese privet in north-central Texas sought an answer to this environmental issue. The objective was ...
Study Results: Controlling Chinese Privet In Lawns
What’s the best way to control invasive Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour) in a rural lawn? A year-long study recently conducted by the University of North Texas in a mixed-plant rural lawn infested with Chinese privet in north-central Texas sought an answer to this environmental issue. The objective was ...
Send In The Bugs! Brazilian Thrips Released To Fight Invasive Peppertree
Scientists from the University of Florida are betting on a tiny (.08 to .12 inches) winged insect to help protect the Florida Everglades. Why? Because the insects, Brazilian peppertree thrips, may be our best hope against combatting invasive Brazilian peppertree, which currently infests over 700,000 acres in Florida, including many ...
Send In The Bugs! Brazilian Thrips Released To Fight Invasive Peppertree
Scientists from the University of Florida are betting on a tiny (.08 to .12 inches) winged insect to help protect the Florida Everglades. Why? Because the insects, Brazilian peppertree thrips, may be our best hope against combatting invasive Brazilian peppertree, which currently infests over 700,000 acres in Florida, including many ...
