Invasive Garden Ants As New Pest Insects In Europe (Medical News Today)
Northern Europe has so far been free from invasive pest ants, but it seems just a matter of time until Lasius neglectus, a new ant that was discovered in 1990, will reach these latitudes and wreak havoc in parks and gardens of Northern Germany, Scandinavia and the British Isles.
Thrips and Roses (BellaOnline)
Thrips can be a common problem in the spring rose garden. If you have rosebuds that aren't opening read on to determine if you have thrips and how to control them.
Invasive garden ants as new pest insects in Europe (EurekAlert!)
( Public Library of Science ) A new study, published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, illuminates where Lasius neglectus, a new ant that was discovered in 1990, comes from, how it organizes its supercolonies, and how it attained its pest status. The study provides a wake-up call for closer monitoring of urban ecosystems to eliminate infestations before they become problematic.
GARDEN Q and A: Rid African violets of leaf mealy bugs (The Florida Times-Union)
I have had very good luck with African violets, but a couple of my plants seem to have tiny white critters on them. I'm spraying, but it seems impossible to get rid of them completely.
Rayovac to Be Featured on “Factory Floor with Marshall Brain” (Centre Daily Times)
Rayovac, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc. (NYSE: SPC), will give consumers an inside look into the intricate engineering processes behind its quality alkaline batteries when a production plant in Fennimore, Wis. is featured in a new episode of a popular National Geographic Channel Show, “Factory Floor with Marshall Brain.” Rayovac will be one of four companies highlighted in the hour-long ...
Rayovac to Be Featured on Factory Floor with Marshall Brain (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Rayovac, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc. , will give consumers an inside look into the intricate engineering processes behind its quality alkaline batteries when a production plant in Fennimore, Wis. is featured in a new episode of a popular National Geographic Channel Show, “Factory Floor with Marshall Brain.” Rayovac will be one of four companies highlighted in the ...
Central Garden & Pet Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2008 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.----Central Garden & Pet Company today announced fourth quarter and full year results for its fiscal year ended September 27, 2008.
Home & Garden: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Year ago, my friend Stan Millstein, a protohippie from Brooklyn who, like many, moved to L.A. in the 1960s turned on, tuned in and dropped everything. In L.A., Stan joined a C.R. or consciousness-raising group, which was essential a bull session.
Central Garden & Pet Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2008 Results (Finanzen.net)
Midges put bite into Brisbane (The Courier Mail)
BITING midges, specifically Culicoides ornatus, are making life a misery for thousands of Brisbane residents, from Morningside to Westlake.
