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Methods for Attracting beneficials and controlling pests

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Do you
have Bad Bugs (NOT Bed Bugs)?
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introducing Good Bugs! |
Three Things Bad Bugs Really Hate:
(Sorry, we do not know the treatment for Bed Bugs!)
1. Good
Bugs (Check out Beneficial Insects
101.com). Now you can buy your good bugs online!
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Carniolan Honey Bees - Apis mellifera Carnia

Marin Bee Company will install and maintain a bee hive
on your property and give you 10 jars of honey for a one-time
fee of $50.00! Please visit the
Marin Bee Company website for more information. |
Put a
working hive in your back yard for as little as $50!
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Ladybugs - Hippodamia
convergens

Sketches for Disney's 'Fantasia'
©1940. |

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Lacewings
- Chrysoperla rufilabris |
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Pirate Bugs - Orius sp.

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Fly Parasites -
Muscidifurax zaraptor
(...raptor in any bug name is noteworthy) |
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Praying Mantis -
Tenodera sinensis |
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Caterpillar
Parasites -Trichogramma Wasps

Photo courtesy of
TricycleFetish.com
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Predatory Mites
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Phytoseiulus persimilis;
Mesoseiulus longipes;
Neoseiulus
californicus; Galendromus
occdientalis |
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Whitefly Parasites -
Encarsia formosa |
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Mealybug Destroyer
- Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
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Beneficial Nematodes (a.k.a.
Insect Parasitic Nematodes) - Steinernema
feltiae

Visit Bug
Lady Consulting for beneficial nematode information. |
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2. Dormant
Oil/ Neem Oil Spray
  
- Some gardeners spray their plants
with cooking oil, but we recommend dormant oil instead.
- By the way, Neem Oil-based fungicides annoy bugs
AND help wipe out bad
fungus.
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3. Coffee
Grounds
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Spread coffee grounds in your planting beds, it really works and the plants
will love the caffeine jolt, too!
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(Now, the facial scrub we're not so
sure about.)
Today's Burning Question:
Does
+
=
? (Yikes!)
Three Things Pests Really Hate:
1. Information:
Univeristy of California Integrated Pest Managment Program (UC-IPM):
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Got pest and plant disease
questions? Go to the real experts! We strongly suggest you
download some of the FREE
Publications available on the UC-IPM Website
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PESTNOTES/: |
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The Pest Notes Flyer is also Downloadable:
UC-IPM Pest Notes
Flyer.pdf (but you still have to visit the UC-IPM
website to get the individual information sheets- there are too many to post
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2.
Earth-Friendly Alternative Pest Control:
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A. Our Water Our World
http://www.ourwaterourworld.org/:

B: Bay-Friendly Coalition
http://bayfriendlycoalition.org/

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Bay-Friendly Gardening &
Landscaping Guidebooks
The Bay-Friendly Guidebooks provide in depth information
on maintenance and design practices, tips, case studies and resources.
Guides are available to download below. Visit
Bay
Friendly Coalition.org/Publication.shtml |
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Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide: From Your
Backyard to the Bay
This 70+
page guide is written for the home gardener and provides
how-to information , a design survey, profiles of East Bay
gardens, and much more.
Download
Gardening Guide.pdf
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Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guidelines: Sustainable Practices for
the Landscape Professional
This 62 page guide is written for the
professional landscape industry as a way to provide an
integrated approach to environmentally friendly landscaping.
Download
Landscape Guidelines.pdf
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Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard
The scorecard tracks and scores Bay-Friendly features
incorporated into the design and construction of new landscapes.
Download as a PDF.
Download
Scorecard for Civic
and Commercial Landscapes.pdf
Download
Scorecard for
New Home
Landscapes.pdf
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Bay-Friendly Rating Manuals
These manuals are essentials tool to achieve a Bay-Friendly
Rated Landscape. They are written for landscape design and
construction professionals and Bay-Friendly Landscape Raters,
as guides in describing and verifying the practices in the
Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard.
Download
Rating Manual
Civic and Commercial.pdf
Download
Rating Manual New Homes.pdf
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A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Grasscycling: Save
Time, Save Money and Create Beautiful Lawns
A how-to for grasscycling that results in healthy, attractive
turf, including tips from local landscapers and other
Bay-Friendly Lawn care recommendations.
Download
Grasscycle 2009.pdf
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Una Guia Bay-Friendly Landscaping sobre Reciclar
Pasto
Spanish-language version of A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide
to Grasscycling.
Download
Grasscycle SPANISH.pdf
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A Case Study: Grasscycling.
Provides an example of a local landscaper's success with
grasscycling.
Download
Grasscycle Case Study.pdf
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A Bay-Friendly Landscaper's Guide to Mulch
Written for the landscape professional, this guide includes a
breakdown of green waste mulch types and uses, and provides
details and specifications for sheet mulching.
Download
Mulch Guide.pdf |
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Una Guia
Bay-Friendly Landscaping Sobre El Mantillo
Spanish-language version of A Bay-Friendly Landscaper's
Guide to Mulch.
Download
Mulch Guide SPANISH.pdf
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A Case Study: Mulch
Provides an example of a landscaper's success with chipping
and reusing plant debris as mulch on the landscapes they
maintain.
Download
Mulch Case Study.pdf
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Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Recycled Content and
Salvaged Materials
Guide written for landscape professionals on how to add value,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create attractive landscapes
using salvaged and recycled-content materials in the landscape.
Includes types and sources of materials as well as a section on
using “urbanite”.
Download
Recycled
Content Guide.pdf
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Not Tonight Animal
Repellents:
To Order, Call Not Tonight directly Toll-Free
888-535-2030,or visit the Website:
http://www.nottonight.com/ |
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Not only does Not Tonight Deer!
work, it is one of the most economical deer repellents on the
market. One 6 oz. Bag makes 5 gallons of liquid that will cover
5,000 square feet of garden. And all this protection is
available for $12.99.
Of course all Not Tonight products are
100% satisfaction guaranteed. So go ahead and order to turn the
tide in your battle against deer. |
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One quart covers 10,000 square
feet. Economical half and one gallon refills are available. One
treatment will last up to three months. After your lawn is mole
free you can treat a 10-20 foot wide perimeter strip around the
area to be protected which will form a protective barrier
guarding against further infestation.
So if protecting your lawn and garden from the ravages of your
local mole population is high on your agenda, order Mole-otov
Cocktail natural mole repellent today.
Of course all
Not Tonight products are
100% satisfaction guaranteed. So go ahead turn the tide in your
battle against moles.
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Armadillo Armageddon!™ is easy
to use. Simply attach a garden hose to our special applicator
bottle and soak the area to be treated. One quart covers 2,500
square feet. Economical half and one gallon refills are
available.
So if protecting your lawn and garden from the ravages of your
local armadillo population is high on your agenda, order
Armadillo Armageddon!™ natural armadillo repellent today.
Of course all oNot Tonight products
are 100% satisfaction guaranteed. So go ahead turn the tide in
your battle against moles. |
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Ready to use spray bottles comes
in pint and quart sizes. One-gallon refills are also available.
So if protecting your garden from the ravages of your local
rabbit, Squirrel, and Racoon
population is high on your agenda, order Hair-Less hot pepper
spray today.
Of course all our products are 100% satisfaction guaranteed. So
go ahead turn the tide in your battle against rabbits,
squirrels, and raccoons. |
Other Pests:
We hope you find this page valuable for
fighting the infinite pest wars. This page will be updating with
pest management techniques
periodically. Please visit again soon.
Thank you for visiting our website!
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