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Sp290-E-Azalea Lace Bug, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp290-E-Azalea Lace Bug, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Home Garden, Lawn, and Landscape
Since its introduction from Japan in the early 1900s, the azalea lace bug has become a destructive pest of azaleas. Although this bug prefers evergreen azalea varieties, it will infest deciduous varieties. Mountain laurel can also become infested.
W231 English Ivy, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W231 English Ivy, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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W232 Mimosa, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W232 Mimosa, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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W233 Privet, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W233 Privet, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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W208-Vegetable Pests - Colorado Potato Beetle, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W208-Vegetable Pests - Colorado Potato Beetle, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is found throughout most of the United States and Mexico and has been introduced into Europe and parts of Asia. Mexico is considered the center of origin for this pest. The Colorado potato beetle is an important pest of Solanaceous plants. Potato is the preferred host, but this insect pest also will feed on tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, ground cherry, horse-nettle, nightshade, belladonna, thorn apple, henbane, buffalobur and other related plant species.
W206-Vegetable Pests - Pickleworm, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W206-Vegetable Pests - Pickleworm, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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The pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll) (Family Crambidae, previously Pyralidae), is found from Canada into parts of South America, and as far west as Oklahoma and Nebraska. It is an important pest of numerous cucurbits. Summer squash is the preferred host, but it also feeds on cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin and winter squash. Late-planted cantaloupes are heavily attacked in some areas.
W207-Vegetable Pests - Melon Aphid, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
W207-Vegetable Pests - Melon Aphid, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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The melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is found throughout most of the temperate, subtropic and tropic regions of the world. Although it is a cosmopolitan species, its origin is unknown. The melon aphid has a wide host range and can feed on watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe, squash, pumpkin, asparagus, spinach, bean, beet, cowpea, tomato, pepper, eggplant, okra, citrus, cotton, hibiscus and many weeds (such as jimsonweed and pigweed). In the South, cotton is an important host, which explains the use of the second common name, “cotton aphid.”
Pb1619-Pruning Landscape Trees, Shrubs And Groundcovers, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1619-Pruning Landscape Trees, Shrubs And Groundcovers, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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Pruning is one of the most important cultural practices in landscape management. Proper pruning helps keep plants’ attractive and vigorous and will add years to the plants usefulness. Many people are apprehensive about pruning, but knowing how, when and why to prune will end these fears.
Pb1619-S-Prácticas Gerenciales Óptimas Para Podando Árboles, Arbustos Y Cubresuelos Del Paisaje, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1619-S-Prácticas Gerenciales Óptimas Para Podando Árboles, Arbustos Y Cubresuelos Del Paisaje, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Home Garden, Lawn, and Landscape
Podar es uno de los procedimientos culturales más importantes en la administración de paisajes. La poda correcta ayuda a mantener la belleza y el vigor de las plantas y alargará los años durante los cuales la planta será útil. Muchas personas sienten aprehensión hacia la poda, sin embargo, el saber cómo, cuándo, y porqué podar terminará con estos miedos.