On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “May, 2008.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “May, 2008”
The RTU Debacle
We had recently written an article about all the green in the air this year. And since that article was written, about fifteen other articles have crossed our desk, all with the same theme: going green. It’s all good, a positive direction, a new level of conscientiousness. We’re happy about it. But some things still remind us we have a ways to go in some areas. Our RTU Debacle is one such area.
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Ladybugs are Back, BT, and Memorial Day
Now and then we have a few smallish items to share and this is one of those moments. This time the news pertains to a couple of our products, and the up-and-coming holiday. Here goes:
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No Ladybugs… But Lacewings Are On Sale
Ladybugs, Hippodamia convergens, are not available at this time. This is a normal occurrence, they are often unavailable in May due to their normal life cycle. Hopefully they will be available again in June. In the meantime, at least for a couple of weeks, we’re going to try and help ease your pain by putting our lacewing products, the Chrysoperla spp., in all of its available forms, on sale. Lacewings aren’t as inexpensive as ladybugs, but they are an option. Use the eggs as a general preventive measure, and use the larvae for control.
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More Controls for Pest Nematodes
Are these products commercially available? To the best of our knowledge, the answer is no […]
We can’t possibly know it all or offer it all, and some of the juicy goodness out there is bound to slip by. Some information is caught by others and brought back to us — and we appreciate that. When this happens, the least we can do is share what we found (or rather what was found for us). The information in this post is an example of this. This information comes to us from a customer, Julie.
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Practitioner Interview: Aimee Andersen
This is a practitioner interview with Aimee Andersen. Aimee has 21 years of research greenhouse experience at Cornell University. She enjoys learning about and using biocontrols. She also taught an IPM internship for Cornell students for a couple of years. Currently she is the Safety, Health and Environmental Management Coordinator for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Greenhouses.
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The Green Marketing Era
Green, green, everywhere it’s green. That seems to be a big focus in 2008, green power, green cars, green computing. It amuses us in a way — since we’ve been green since 1992 as a company and gardened green our entire lives — that the marketplace has suddenly turned so green, but it’s all good. We know it’s nothing new, but to those who have previously never embraced the concepts of environmental responsibility, sustainability, and other green goodness, this is a dawning moment and we’re happy to see it. It seems a good share of the world has decided to trade in their Hummers for hybrids in 2008 and that’s good, since we sure do need it.
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