Sentences with phrase «by pest control»

That's why I am excited by Jeremy Marr's project to create a testing ground for alternative, low - impact beekeeping techniques using wild swarms that he rescues before they are sprayed by the pest control folks.

Some of the chemicals used by pest control companies are harmful to dogs.

Not exact matches

Hadnagy says that he once sat in the presidents» conference room of a company just by saying that he was there doing a quote for pest control.

From the dozens of feral cats that are «employed» by Disney as pest control to the secret train car that's dedicated to Walt Disney's wife Lillian, we've rounded up 22 of the most fascinating secrets about Disneyland that will make you feel like an expert.

Sold under the name Eagle 20 or Nova 40, the chemical is used to control a pest known as powdery mildew in crops such as grapes and berries, but is also known to be employed as a shortcut by illegal cannabis grow - operations when a crop is threatened by an infestation.

Buyers can check on licensing of pest control operators and applicators by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture at [phone] or online here.

Pest control operators who do inspections and treatment are licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Multiple Location Owners be aware: For purposes of sections 401, 408 (k), 408 (p), 410, 411, 415, and 416, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, all employees of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) which are under common control shall be treated as employed by a single employer.

Biological control of pests and diseases by definition requires predators, and healthy, life - sustaining soils are not possible without predation.

These seeds are grown under conditions mandated by the National Standard for Organic Agriculture, including rigorous soil testing and use of approved fertilizers and pest controls.

Quantifying pest control services by birds and ants in Kenyan coffee farms.

The letters sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers in November 2014 contained a threat to contaminate formula products with 1080 unless New Zealand ended its use of the pest control poison by the end of the March.

Fonterra and Federated Farmers received letters in November 2014 containing a threat to contaminate infant formula with 1080 unless New Zealand ended its use of the pest control poison by the end of March.

«Organic graziers don't take the easy way out when it comes to controlling pests and diseases or looking after the land, so it's great to see their efforts increasingly being supported by consumers who realise it's worth paying a little bit more,» says Alister.

This includes open dumps (i.e., uncovered, unlined), open burn (i.e., not in a controlled facility), the portion of harvested crops eaten by pests, and fish discards (the portion of total catch that is thrown away or slipped)

By far the most difficult pests to control are spider mites, barely visible eight - legged arachnids that build small webs on the underside of leaves and thus are hard to spot.

Organic: Certified organic seeds are grown in organic soil and are only exposed to inputs (like fertilizer and pest controls) permitted by the USDA's National Organic Program during its growing, processing, and packaging periods.

Shipping and holding areas are climate controlled — we have pest management systems in place that are maintained by third party contractors.

This guide written by Tony Ford describes techniques used to control one of the most common and hated pest in the garden.

When you are being plagued by bugs like mosquitoes, there will be plenty of us looking up pest control in New Orleans, or wherever you happen to be, so that you can enjoy your day in the garden without any problems.

Gardeners would be well - advised to bone up on pest - and disease - control techniques and not take lightly the idea that some pest insects can wreck an otherwise spectacular summer by demolishing target plants.

The production of organic cotton utilizes biological pest control, organic fertilizing, crop rotation, is picked by hand, and values social responsibility for the farmers and their families.

In the study by Merewood et al. (27), the rate of any breastfeeding at 12 wk PP was considerably higher in the intervention group than in controls (OR: 2.81, 95 % CI: 1.11 — 7.14; P = 0.03).

The intervention tested by Bonuck et al. (31) yielded impressive results with significantly higher rates of any breastfeeding through 20 wk PP, with the exception of week 18 (53 vs. 39 %, P < 0.05) and greater breastfeeding intensity (defined as more than half of feedings derived from breast milk in this study) through 9 wk (46 vs. 33 %, P < 0.05) in the intervention (vs. control) group.

However, Bunik et al. demonstrated that daily telephone support (vs. controls) resulted in lower rates of health care use for sick infant visits by 1 mo of life (25 vs. 36 %, P = 0.05)(28).

In the schools managed by private firms, pest control and peeling paint are the responsibility of the schools.

More mothers in the PURPLE group than in the control group shared information with other caregivers about walking away if frustrated by inconsolable crying (51.5 % v. 38.5 %, difference 13.0 %, 95 % CI 6.9 % to 19.2 %, p < 0.001), the danger of shaking (49.3 % v. 36.4 %, difference 12.9 %, 95 % CI 6.8 % to 19.0 %, p < 0.001), and crying (67.6 % v. 60.0 %, difference 7.6 %, 95 % CI 1.7 % to 13.5 %, p = 0.01).

We found little evidence that between - study heterogeneity in estimates was explained by age at measurement of blood pressure (p = 0.5), decade of birth (p = 0.2), stipulation of a minimum duration of breastfeeding (p = 0.5), proportion of the target population in the main analysis (p = 0.2), whether breastfeeding was exclusive for at least 2 months (p = 0.2), method of blood pressure measurement (p = 0.4), or whether effect estimates controlled for socioeconomic factors (p = 0.9), maternal factors in pregnancy (p = 0.9), or current weight (p = 0.9).

The pest control undertaken across the country by shooting — which has a management influence on two - thirds of the rural land area - is a major conservation benefit to threatened species.

For most of the last decade they have been seen by Tories as a form of political pest control, helpfully eating away at the Labour vote by positioning themselves as the anti-war party of the left.

The day will be run by BASC staff who are also experienced gamekeepers and will cover topics including stock selection, release methods, pest control, feeding, cover crops and flight ponds.

David Cameron has promised a free vote on a government amendment that would make it legal to kill foxes for pest control and for them to be flushed out by a full pack of hounds.

Stringer described the city's decision to terminate 63 pest control workers last year as «an absurd decision that could only be welcomed by New York's huge rat population.»

Funding for the Vector and Pest Control Program, which included rodent baiting and trapping on private property, was eliminated by former - County Executive Chris Collins in the 2011 Budget.

The importance of the pest has necessitated the implementation of a prevention strategy led by numerous national surveillance and control centres in affected countries.

En route we encounter several large swaths of vegetation smoldering in prescribed burns — fires set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to clear undergrowth or control insect pests.

Substance P works in the peripheral system by modulating the action of certain proteins that control the ability of pain - sensing neurons to respond to «painful» stimuli.

She said the strategies to control animal and plant pests, if implemented, could also increase food production in the area by up to 10 per cent.

Motivated by their previous finding of the presence of P - glycoprotein overexpression in the nasal lining of patients with CRS with nasal polyps, the study authors conducted a randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled clinical trial studying the use of low - dose Verapamil in 18 patients with CRS with nasal polyps.

Further studies could reveal how to better control the pests throughout the growing season, by showing precisely where the insects are coming from and how far they will travel.

At the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design in August, Gao, Peh, and lead author Pilsoon Choi, a postdoc in Peh's group, together with researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, presented a paper demonstrating that an 802.11 p radio built from gallium nitride and controlled by silicon electronics would consume half the power that existing radios do.

The team used the data from charcoal in coal to propose that the development of fire systems through this interval was controlled predominantly by the elevated atmospheric oxygen concentration (p (O2)-RRB- that mass balance models predict prevailed.

Pest - control companies responded by developing baits using fructose instead of glucose,...

That being said, Wynant adds, the findings could have a «significant impact» on pest control strategies and should be further investigated by agricultural companies.

Biological control of pests, weeds, plants and animals gives «the best hope to providing lasting, environmentally sound and socially acceptable pest management,» according to a new book edited by two UF / IFAS scientists.

Surveys of American farmers by the Department of Agriculture show that the use of Bt [pest - resistant] corn aimed at the corn borer, for example, hasn't done much to reduce the application of pesticides to corn, because the vast majority of corn acreage isn't treated with pesticide to control that pest.

Model 4 included controls for previous NIH grants, NIH review experience, and NIH institute, and while it reduced the award differential for blacks and Asians by 1 percentage point, the differential was still significant (P <.001).

In the United States alone, the value of pest control by native predators is estimated at $ 4.5 billion annually.

By the fall of their kindergarten year, children who participated in Head Start and the REDI - P group scored higher than the children in the control group on several measures, showing greater increases in their vocabulary, literacy skills, reading fluency and academic performance upon entering kindergarten.

Researchers say that technical advice on water management and multiple cropping should be balanced with advice on reducing any side - effects: by using natural pest control and other agro-ecological methods, for example, instead of pesticides.