On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “August, 2009.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “August, 2009”
Thriving on Experience: Please Share
A few times a year we do this shout out calling to writers who grow and growers who write. We want you to write an article or two for us, to be published right here in this blog, and to be seen by all. We want to learn, and further teach, from the experiences you share. University-level research is extremely beneficial to our understanding of IPM, but truth is, we’ve gotten just as much from people just like you. Anecdotal evidence is what some will call it, but in our eyes it’s gold.
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Last Chance Orius Sale
This may not apply to you if you grow indoors — provided the space is kept at 73°F or above — or if you’re in the south, but for many of us in the northern tier states, our window for using the aggressive thrips predator Orius insidiosus is closing quickly. Ordering now may give you a generation or two before the adults undergo their annual reproductive diapause.
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Ten Things You Can Do To Save the World
In a previous entry, On Turning Green, we mentioned a few examples of good intentions gone bad. Now it’s time to see what we can do to offset that, to offer some examples of things we can do that might be classified as good intentions done right. In this article we’ll reveal ten things you can do make a positive environmental impact — or cease making a negative impact in some instances. These are real things that we feel are practical and, as presented, can carry little to no negative consequences.
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BIRC Recognized Internationally, Finally
One of our favorite organizations, BIRC, the Bio-Integral Research Center, was recognized at the 2009 International IPM Symposium with a Lifetime International IPM Achievement award given by the IPM Institute. It stands to reason because between the original founders, William Olkowski, Helga Olkowski, and Sheila Daar — authors of the famous Common-Sense Pest Control — with the longtime leadership of William Quarles, have done some pretty great things for the entire IPM industry (not just in our little corner).
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