- The Pear Midge and Leaf Blister Mite
Information on Contarinia pyrivora and Eriophyes pyri which are two very common pests of pear trees, including typical symptoms, the life cycle of the pest and prevention and control measures. Pear midge, Contarinia pyrivora and leaf blister mite, Er ...
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/factsheets/pc26.php
| | - The Growing Pear Trees
Pears are so bland in the shops because they are all the same couple of varieties. Chosen so that they travel well, these are not the delicious pears you can grow in your garden. We explain how to plant, prune, care and harvest from your garden. Pear ...
http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/pear_tree_1.asp
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| | - Insect and Mite Pests
Biological control is the conscious use of living beneficial organisms, called natural enemies, to control pests. Biological control should be an important part of any integrated pest management program, an approach which combines a variety of pest c ...
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=52...
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- Pear Scab and Venturia Pirina
Fact sheet from West Virginia University on this economically important disease, the symptoms, disease cycle, monitoring, management and control. Pear scab is an economically important disease throughout the world and can cause serious losses on susc ...
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ompearsc.html
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- The Victorian Pear Tree Cultivation
Excerpt from the Dictionary of Daily Wants 1858 on the culture of pears, including instructions on grafting, budding, cultivation and storage. The pear requires a good, naturally rich, loamy soil, not however enriched by artificial means, as that wou ...
http://www.gardenguide.biz/plants/victorian-pear-growing.htm
| | - Insect Pests in Peanut
Production of peanut as with all crops includes decisions on protecting the crop from damage by insect pests. Most crops can withstand some insect damage without experiencing yield loss. For peanut, the ability to sustain insect damage and not suffer ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN176
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- The Turf Pests
Photographs of several pests that may attack grassland and information on control products from Bayer Environmental Science. ...
http://www.escience.bayercropscience.co.uk/BCSWeb/ES/BCS_UK_GreenWS.nsf/id/...
| | - Diseases and Pests
Diseases, Pests, and Nonnutrient Disorders of Sugarcane presents 60 color images illustrating symptoms of many leaf, stalk, and root disorders and general plant abnormalities caused by pests and diseases. These symptoms are often confused with those ...
http://www.apsnet.org/online/slideset/sugrcane/
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- The Coffee Diseases and Pests
For more information about coffee diseases and pests, visit the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States or view the list of coffee diseases at Wikipedia. Provides information on coffee leaf rust, coffee berry disease, bacterial blight, ...
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/diseases.htm
| | - The Controlling Pests Ecologically
Article on an alternative method of controlling pests. One of the major requirements of a biological response to the problems of pesticides raised by the PAN Campaign is a reliable, scientifically sound system for pest control. This paper is revoluti ...
http://eap.mcgill.ca/publications/eap3.htm
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