A small team of horticulturists in China and the U.S. has found that spraying rice plants with a zinc oxide nanoparticle solution helps them better handle the stress of a heat wave. In their study, ...

November is the last chance to get your garden and yard systems set for winter and the possible freezes, and it's the last chance to prune, to clear, to plant, and to spray. Here are all the gardening ...

Preventive spraying of pesticides, such as one specific to caterpillars – Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk) – requires regular applications. This will incur cost, time and effort, and is ...

Raspberry production faces many challenges, including pests. To reduce the use of chemical pesticides, it is essential to ...

Zinc is known to play an important role in plant metabolism. A salt form of the mineral is often added to soil or sprayed on leaves as a fertiliser, but this isn’t very efficient. Another ...

Discover the ideal frequency for spraying neem oil on your lawn and why it's a good reason you should start using it. You may ...

By James DinneenA common sunscreen ingredient, zinc nanoparticles, may help protect rice from heat-related stress, an ...

Allow to sit overnight before straining the liquid through a fine mesh sieve. Pour this clear liquid into a spray bottle and ...

Diatomaceous earth: The sharp surfaces cut through the insect cuticle and the insect dies of dehydration. Diatomaceous earth kills slugs, snails and ants, but should be applied only to problem areas ...

UD insect ecology and conservation student Thor Freeman pursues medical entomology career with the U.S. Air Force ...

Place in a spray bottle filled with water. Shake well and spray onto plants. Garlic acts as a deterrent, encouraging insects ...

Powdery mildew usually occurs on the upper surface of the foliage and is visible, but in some plants (Leucothoe being one) ...