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Bug Blog Archives for “June, 2008”
Kudos to Camden, Maine’s No Spray Way
Implementing changes that matter is rarely easy. People can be difficult to please. That’s why when people go for it, implementing significant changes for the good, we simply must applaud them. Today we’re applauding the town of Camden, Maine. To make a longer story short, the town has banned, barring emergencies, the use of pesticides on all public lands. They didn’t have a big dependence on sprays, according to one news report, but they did suspend any limited applications that were present.
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Sorry Mites… Persimilis is On Sale
Not sure about your neck of the woods, so to speak, but it’s been dry around here. We haven’t had any substantial rainfall in a while. As a result the normal spring aphids aren’t as problematic as they can be. Instead, you might see more spider mites. As such we decided to put our popular mite predatory mites, Phytoseiulus persimilis, on sale for a limited time. If you are unlucky enough to have spider mites already, we’re here to help. P. persimilis are a good choice.
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