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Natural Fly & Mosquito Control
FLY CONTROLHundreds of commercial and homescale ranches, stables, farms and dairies are using our program to control manure flies. Just trap out adult manure flies with our Peaceful Valley Fly Trap and destroy fly larvae by releasing Fly Parasites (s...more
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Organic Pest Control Solutions Chart
The Organic Pest Control Solutions Chart* provides a cross-reference between the pests being managed and the products (beneficial insects, physical controls, biologicals, mineral soaps & oils, botanicals, mineral fungicides) that help to control them...more
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About Natural Fungicides & Disease Control
Botanical insecticides/fungicides are made from plants which are shown to have pesticide qualities. Generally, some of these materials, while safer to the user and the environment than chemical pest controls, are very strong and should be used as a l...more
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About Traps, Lures & Barriers
PHEROMONE TRAPSPheromone traps are used to monitor and/or disrupt the mating activity of certain pest insects. A pheromone is a non-toxic species-specific scent produced by the female insect to attract the male. This scent has been laboratory duplica...more
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Gopher Trapping Tips
Make sure you've really got gophers! Gophers make a horseshoe-shaped mound with their exit hole on one side of the mound. Moles make a circular, volcano-shaped mound with the hole in the center. Field mice & voles do not usually make mounds, just hol...more
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More on Gophers and Moles
Make sure you've really go gophers! Gophers make a horseshoe-shaped mound with their exit hole on one side of the mound. Moles make a circular, volcano-shaped mound with the hole in the center. Field mice and voles do not usually make mounds, just ho...more
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Ordering & Using Beneficial Insects
Beneficial organisms attack pests, not people, plants or pets. Beneficials are not pesticides; they need some lead time to work. They should be used as part of an integrated system of pest management which also includes fertilizing, hygienic cultural...more
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Organic Pesticides - How Do They Work?
Biological Insecticides "Biologicals" are naturally-occurring insecticidal organisms, usually bacteria, which attack only specific pests. Biologicals are and always have been central to organic pest control because they are highly effective, insect-s...more
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Using Deer Repellents
Deer repellents are only effective if spray applications are thorough and repeated regularly. New foliage may require biweekly applications under severe pressure from deer. We have found that using repellents in rotation is more effective than using ...more
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