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  2. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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    Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]

  3. White oil - Wikipedia

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    White oil is sold commercially as a petroleum oil-based organic pesticide, in both a concentrate, [3] [4] [5] and ready-to-use spray bottle or can. [6] [7]The term "horticultural oil" may be used to differentiate this petroleum oil-based product from homemade products using vegetable oil.

  4. Black bean aphid - Wikipedia

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    The aphids may not be the original source of infection, but are instrumental in spreading the virus through the crop. [9] Various chemical treatments are available to kill the aphids and organic growers can use a solution of soft soap. [12] Wasp laying egg inside an aphid's body Aphids tended by ants

  5. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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    Biological control agents of weeds include seed predators, herbivores, and plant pathogens. Biological control can have side-effects on biodiversity through attacks on non-target species by any of the above mechanisms, especially when a species is introduced without a thorough understanding of the possible consequences.

  6. Static site generator - Wikipedia

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    The simple design also makes it harder for attackers to modify the website due to the smaller attack surface of these relatively simple backends. Some of the most popular static site generators are Jekyll , Hugo , Eleventy , Gatsby , and Next.js , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] SSGs are typically for rarely-changing, informative content, such as product pages ...

  7. Myzus persicae - Wikipedia

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    Myzus persicae, known as the green peach aphid, greenfly, or the peach-potato aphid, [2] is a small green aphid belonging to the order Hemiptera. It is the most significant aphid pest of peach trees, causing decreased growth, shrivelling of the leaves and the death of various tissues.

  8. Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale - Wikipedia

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    Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale, the rice root aphid or red rice root aphid, is a sap-sucking insect pest with a wide host range and a global distribution. [2] As a member of the superfamily Aphidoidea, it is one of 16 species of the genus Rhopalosiphum. [3] Adults and nymphs are soft-bodied and usually dark green with brown, red, or yellow tones. [4]

  9. Animal Control Products - Wikipedia

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    It imported, processed and distributed toxins used to control a range of pests including rabbits, wallabies, possums and rooks. In 1991, the company was established as a Crown-owned company under its own legislation [1] and became a state-owned enterprise in 2005. [2] It operates under the State–Owned Enterprises Act 1986. [3]