Insects Enter Homes as Nights Grow Cooler
Agriculture Today notes late season home invasions by strawberry root weevils and boxelder bugs, detailing their appearance and habits. It warns on indoor control, recommends outdoor exclusion, and lists insecticides such as chlordane diazinon and methoxychlor, while cautioning about straw burning and promoting straw incorporation for soil health.
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Ammoniation Helps Manitoba Hay Against Spoilage
Manitoba Agriculture officials describe ammoniation as a nonstandard emergency method to prevent spoilage in wet hay. By stacking forage, covering with six mil plastic, and injecting anhydrous ammonia at two percent of dry weight, stacks stay sealed for at least three weeks, boosting protein by four to five percent and improving digestibility while destroying moulds and bacteria.
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