On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “April, 2011.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “April, 2011”
Is Biocontrol and IPM Economically Acceptable?
Immediately I’ll answer the headlining question with an emphatic yes. I’ll then add an emphatic but, as the subject doesn’t end here. Biocontrol and IPM can be economically acceptable, but it isn’t always. Many practitioners, especially those new to the game, can make some mistakes that can cost them dearly in a very real sense of the word. Any tangible monetary savings in biocontrol and IPM will only be found when you’re doing it right and, well, when things are going your way. Fortunately for us, the intangible environmental savings is huge and very clear to all. Otherwise we wouldn’t be here.
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Spring Milky Spore Sale
Anytime the ground isn’t frozen is when you can apply our milky spore powder product for the control of Japanese beetle grubs and select other soil-dwelling pests. So, to encourage you to act early this year — and to make the stuff a little more affordable — we’re having a sale on all in-stock sizes of this product for a limited time.
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2011 Fly Time Reminder
It’s time to start thinking fly control. Specifically, we have created our 2011 schedule for sending out batches of our filth-breeding fly parasitoids. For our regulars, you’re probably aware of this and are all over it. For the uninitiated, this is how many people biologically control flies on farms, around livestock, and in other places that attract and support the development of filth-breeding flies (e.g. Musca domestica and other species).
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Blue is Back, and Now On Sale
We mentioned just last week that we now have blue sticky traps again. We’re happy about it, feeling celebratory and all that, so we decided these new traps would be a fine item to put on sale. And the timing for a sale on any scouting item like traps is particularly well-suited, after all: Spring + Scouting = Season of Success.
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