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Flies on cattle can be controlled
Contributing WriterWarmer weather brings more pest problems. Horn flies and face flies are key pests of cattle in Kentucky. Both species breed in fresh pasture manure piles but present very different threats and management problems. Fortunately, there are a variety of fly...Tags: Mineral Supplements, Chemical Industry, Dietary Supplements
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Lawn chemicals pose danger to pets
Contributing Writer“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz…” or so goes the ditty. However, in my case, there is very little grass due to the weather conditions last summer, but there are lots of weeds. I wonder if other pet owners are faced with the...Tags: Pets, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Sports
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Ag Notes: Use horticultural oils this winter to control landscape plant pests
Contributing WriterWinter probably doesn’t seem the right time to eliminate pests that will infest your landscape plants next spring. But we need to remember that many problem pests will spend the winter on or near plants they’ll munch on this coming spring...Tags: Chemical Industry
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Surprisingly, parasites may appear on cattle in cold weather
Lice can suck the profits out of your beef and dairy cattle herds during the winter. These cold-loving pests spread when animals bunch together in response to frigid temperatures. You can reduce potential lice problems on newly bought cattle by...
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Kentuckians left holding the bag
Bagworm egg hatch usually occurs in late May in central Kentucky but, as with most things, is well ahead of schedule this year. Eggs survive the winter in the bags that contained last year’s females. Hatch occurs following the accumulation of 65...Tags: Chemical Industry
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Pest alert for Clark County
Alfalfa Weevil Tip feeding by alfalfa weevil larvae should be very obvious now. A short residual insecticide can be used if there is significant weevil activity and a week or more until harvest. Small parasitoid wasps play an important role in...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Weather, Weather Reports, Strawberries
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Ag Notes: Don't let firewood insects take shelter in your home this winter
Every time you bring a load of firewood inside this winter, you may be opening the door for wood-infesting insects to make your home their home. Not to worry, though. Most insects brought into the home on firewood are harmless, and their numbers can be...Tags: Chemical Industry
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AG NOTES: Make protecting pollinators a priority
Contributing columnistInsects pollinate a large percentage of food crops grown in the U.S. and all over the world. Many different species of pollinators exist, but the insect best equipped for this job is the honey bee. Honey bees are exceptionally efficient at collecting...Tags: Plant Openings, Chemical Industry
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Hicks: Clover mites just a temporary nuisance
Those tiny red creatures that can be found crawling across the sidewalk and the window sill are not chiggers. They are clover mites.
Dr. Lee Townsend, extension entomologist with the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, has provided...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chemical Industry, Education
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Hicks: This year could be banner year for carpenter bees
There have been lots of complaints about carpenter bees this spring.
Dr. Lee Townsend, extension entomologist at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, has provided some interesting information about carpenter bees.
These beneficial...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Colleges and Universities, Chemical Industry, Building Material, Education
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Magnolias drop leaves in spring at different times
Q. Leaves on our magnolia tree have dark spots and they are turning yellow. What is the problem? A. Luckily, there is no problem this time. The email picture forwarded showed normal leaf spots forming as the magnolia leaves begin to yellow and drop...Tags: Fertilizer, Chemical Industry
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Call a truce with garden insects
Some of a gardener's best friends are bugs. Yes, bugs. Many of the insects and other creepy-crawlies in our flower beds and vegetable patches and on trees are doing good work. Most are harmless, though there are a few that might do our plants...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Morton Arboretum
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