pest control
10/10/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Citrus essential oil is an effective alternative to synthetic insecticides
Research has found another powerful natural insecticide. The study, which was published in the journal Crop Protection, revealed that citrus essential oil could be a good natural alternative to synthetic insecticides against vineyard mealybugs. Mealybugs are pests that affect the vineyards around the world because of direct damage and spread of grapevine leafroll disease. A […]
06/20/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Natural is always better: Using predators to protect crops instead of herbicides boosts profit and conserves wildlife
Farmers in northwestern Michigan may have just found a way to hit two birds with one stone, figuratively speaking: They’ve been luring falcons to their farms to naturally cull pests and protect their crops, reducing their dependency on poison and pesticide use along the process. Since the 1990s, local orchardists have been using kestrels, a […]
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