Sentences with phrase «as aphids»

A forceful spray of water from a garden hose may knock down invading insects, or you can use the least toxic insecticidal soap available to clear out pests such as aphids and spider mites.

Some also include natural soaps, which can be especially effective against soft - bodied insects such as aphids.

It's claimed that growing basil next to peppers boosts their flavor, and may help to repel some common garden pests, such as aphids, spider mites, thrips, mosquitoes, and flies.

Okra: Growing okra near peppers can offer wind protection and partial shade for the peppers in the heat of summer, and may offer some protection from pests such as aphids.

Onions: Onions don't take up a lot of room above the ground, and are said to deter many common insect pests in the garden, such as aphids, slugs, and cabbage worms, making them a good companion plant for peppers.

Dill: Dill is said to attract beneficial insects and to help repel pests such as aphids, and may improve the flavors of vegetables grown nearby.

At the same time, exotic and foreign types — such as the orangey Asian ladybug, initially introduced to control pests such as aphids and mealybugs — are on the upswing.

They are now interested in investigating whether piercing - sucking insects, such as aphids, can induce a different repertoire of defensive signals, and in learning how these are transferred by dodder.

The harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) was introduced to some countries as a biological control agent against agricultural pests such as aphids.

They also pose natural and economic threats, competing with native ants and pollinators, and protecting plant pests such as aphids and scales in return for the sweet honeydew secretions that these insects produce.

Feed on the pests of vegetable crops such as aphids and whitefly

These chemicals controlled a type of insect known as an aphid.

Not exact matches

Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in many plants, some invertebrate animal species (including nematodes, water fleas, some scorpions, aphids, some bees, some Phasmida and parasitic wasps) and a few vertebrates (such as some fish, amphibians, reptiles and very rarely birds.

As an example of using organic mechanisms to control pests, one of Organic Crop Protectant's products, Eco Oil, attracts natural predators such as lady beetles to attack plant pests such as scale, aphids, mites and leafminerAs an example of using organic mechanisms to control pests, one of Organic Crop Protectant's products, Eco Oil, attracts natural predators such as lady beetles to attack plant pests such as scale, aphids, mites and leafmineras lady beetles to attack plant pests such as scale, aphids, mites and leafmineras scale, aphids, mites and leafminers.

Reflective mulches also drastically reduced aphid infestations in peppers, thus lowering the incidents of aphid - transmitted viruses, such as tobacco etch.

What begins as a few dozen aphids per plant in mid-July can become as many as 800 aphids per leaf by the end of July or the first week of August.

Parasitic wasps protect the plants against aphid infestations, Johnson explained as he described wasp - aphid interaction on cup plants.

As these eggs hatch, the larvae feed internally on the aphids, he explained.

Infected aphids that rejected a wasp larvae also produced more offspring as adults than uninfected aphids that rejected a wasp larvae.

The newcomers then had no choice but to carbo - load, switching over to such sweet treats as honeydew nectar produced by aphids.

Consequently, after the dissemination of this research, «the typical description of aphids as sap - sucking insects and, therefore, strictly herbivorous, should be nuanced,» according to David Martínez.

Aphids, which are herbivorous, provide ants with molasses as food in exchange of hygienic care and protection from predators.

The basic lines of his current work are three: in the first place, the study of evolutionary relations within aphids as well as the evolution of their life cycles; in the second place, the molecular bases that control the seasonal and circadian rhythms in aphids (and in insects in general) and their relation to vital cycles; and finally, myrmecophily in aphids, recently included.

The active chemical in an aphid's alarm pheromone is (E)- beta - farnesene — one of a group of a plant metabolites, known as terpenoids.

The team says its toxin selectively attacks the central nervous systems of common agricultural pests, such as beetles and aphids, while leaving honey bees unharmed.

The evolutionary history of M. persicae is marked with speciation events and the tobacco specialist subspecies M. persicae nicotianae, known as the tobacco aphid, is an example.

As the authors also observed in previous works, some aphids showed different chromosome numbers also comparing cells belonging to a same individual «forgetting» that chromosome instability within individuals should be typical of malignant cells and not of healthy insects showing a high reproductive rate.

Ants protect aphids from predators, such as lady bugs and wasps, and aphids secrete nutritious honeydew for ants to eat.

In the case of Aphids, also known as plant lice, individuals die if you take away their bacteria.

Symbiotic relationships occur on a spectrum from parasitism (one species benefits at the expense of the other, such as a tick that sucks its host's blood) to mutualism (both organisms benefit, like when certain ants farm aphids for their honeydew while in return protecting them from predators).

As a Project Leader in CSIRO based in Perth, Western Australia, his research has focused primarily on the molecular basis of aphid ‐ host plant interactions, which now includes board membership in the International Aphid Genomics Consortium (IAGC) and strong collaborations with the Institute of Zoology (CAS Beijing), Kansas State University (USA), INRA Rennes (France) and BGI Shenzhen (Chaphid ‐ host plant interactions, which now includes board membership in the International Aphid Genomics Consortium (IAGC) and strong collaborations with the Institute of Zoology (CAS Beijing), Kansas State University (USA), INRA Rennes (France) and BGI Shenzhen (ChAphid Genomics Consortium (IAGC) and strong collaborations with the Institute of Zoology (CAS Beijing), Kansas State University (USA), INRA Rennes (France) and BGI Shenzhen (China).

Populations of some aphids, caterpillars, mites, and other invertebrates are sometimes drastically reduced by naturally occurring pathogens, usually under conditions such as prolonged high humidity or dense pest populations.

These flies feed on aphids as larvae, and aphids are found on tender new growth.

Avoid those that have perforations in their leaves as this may indicate that they have aphids residing within.

If you find aphids, introduce ladybugs as your beneficial insects.

Natural Dewormer and Flea Killer — Diatomaceous Earth 100 % Effective — Safe — Organic Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is the answer to Non-Toxic, Safe Elimination of Fleas, Ticks, Bed Bugs, Lice, Ants, Aphids and Other Pests, as well as Parasites.

Tracer, for instance, is like a killer - aphid as her powers let her dash quickly around her enemies - if you don't swat her, she'll buzz you to death.

Sometimes there is no immediately discernible face at all, as in the pseudo self - portrait Enrico Aphid, 2011, a meeting of brown, ochre, and a blob of hideous yellow.

The biggest garden villain is Aphids: Best way my grandad told me to deal with these is to wash off as much of the aphids as you can... and let the planAphids: Best way my grandad told me to deal with these is to wash off as much of the aphids as you can... and let the planaphids as you can... and let the plant dry.

re Dan H. 541 — that's what I meant by human population dynamics being «fortunately complex» — that it helps to control our population growth by being nice to each other (in specific ways), as opposed to how we would control deer or lady bugs (or aphids) or gypsy moths, etc. (would that change if deer reached a stage part - way between subsistence and affluence?

Most Coccinellids are beneficial to gardens, as they feed on aphids, scale insects, mealybugs, and mites throughout the winter.

You can spot aphid infestation as the green leaves start to curl and wither... repeat until no more aphids are seen... this might take a few days.

In some regions, drought has been shown to encourage the reproduction of aphids and locusts, as well as several types of mold, that can hide inside many leafy crops.

Garlic: Growing garlic as a companion plant with peppers can help repel or deter aphids and certain beetles from taking over the peppers.

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To help save the bees try natural methods of pest control — such as putting up bird boxes and blasting aphids with water.