Agreement on bulb labeling to protect wild species
Dutch bulb exporters and international environmental groups reach a three stage labeling plan to show bulbs origin and forestall overharvest. The scheme starts this summer with wild sourced bulbs labeled accordingly and expands in 1992 and 1995 to cultivated stock and major bulb varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henk Westerhof
Dutch Bulb Exporters Association
Hillegem
Holland
U.S
Westerhof
London
Natural Resources Defense Council
World Wildlife Fund
Flora and Fauna Preservation Society of England
Turkey
Wee UL Wu Luulotry
Netherlands Plant Health Inspection Service
Bulb Industry Research Center
Lisse
Nebraska gardener fights grasshoppers with Nosema locustae
In Ogallala area Nebraska Kathi Jorgensen uses bran laced with Nosema locustae to combat grasshoppers on her organic garden. The parasite kills or weakens the pests when applied early season. She relies on a windmill water system, grass clippings for moisture, and sells surplus vegetables after a bumper harvest. Noseina locustae products like Grasshopper Attack sell for about $16 per 10 000 square feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathi Jorgensen
Nebraska
Panhandle
Ogallala
Midwest Living Magazine
Qgallala
Ms. Jorgensen
Pesticide alternatives face delays as demand grows
The shift to less toxic options alarms gardeners and challenges makers. Safer Inc. owns SunSpray an ultra fine horticultural oil for scale whitefly aphids and more. EPA delays and internal corporate changes slow smaller packaging and wider availability. Insecticidal Soap remains the main alternative but requires proper dilution water quality and targeted spray to be effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safer Inc
Execs
Environmental Protection Agency
Safer’s
Exterminate hornets and wasps near human habitat
Hornets wasps and mud daubers pose risks to all, not only the allergic. Identify nests above ground by football shaped hornet nests, papery pale wasp nests, and mud tube structures. Spray at dusk or night using carbaryl malathion or specific wasp formulas, wear protective gear, and seek medical help for severe reactions or multiple stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden
Urban forests face threats from pollution and urban growth
Scientists warn America’s urban forests are declining amid pollution heat and neglect. Experts from Missouri Botanical Garden and the U S Forest Service cite car accidents vandalism and bulldozing as dangers while noting heat islands and compacted soils harm roots and microbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Raven
Missouri Botanical Garden
America
George Leonard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Archibald
Netherlands
FlowerBulb Information Center
Grasshoppers
By Lindsay Bond
Totten Scripps Howard News Service
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
Grass Valley
Calif
Safer
Chicago Tribune
U.S. Department of Aoriculture
US Environmental Protection Agency
Seepee
U.S. Forest Service
James Clark
University of Washington At
Seattle
Elena Irwin
St. Louis City
Donald Willeke
American Forestry Association
Tom Perry
Raleigh
N.C
Phillip Craul
Harvard University
Starrs
WU Momtumeauisety
Rete Nro eMcluCmeries Company
Gold Seal Suave. Supply CO
Crain Hwy
Glen Burnie
Hayward Road
Fredenck
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