1. Bhushan can no longer rely on migratory birds to control pests, because the birds no longer come. 2. He is now preparing information for distribution to commercial rose growers and to retail nurseries to give advice on controlling the pests. 3. He encourages natural predators to control pests... like this cannibal mite which preys on the Red Spider mite... an enemy of fruit crops. 4. Ask your nurseryman what he recommends for controlling this pest. 5. But farmers, in turn, learned to control the pest by rotating corn and soybean crops in the same field. 6. But on Tuesday, scientists said such research promises substantial benefits for society by developing new methods for controlling crop pests without the use of toxic pesticides. 7. Encouraging natural enemies around the garden to control pests is also a key element to the IPM method. 8. Encouraging natural enemies around the garden to control pests is also a key element in the method. 9. Federal researchers are searching the wilds of South America for natural predators and methods to control the pests. |