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repels insects and rabbits [2] Myrrh: repels insects [5] Narcissus: repel moles [3] Nasturtiums: repel squash bugs, [2] aphids (though there is conflicting information with some sources stating it attracts aphids), [10] many beetles, and the cabbage looper [3] Onion: repels rabbits, the cabbage looper, and the Small White [3] Oregano: repellent ...
Here are the toxic plants you should keep away from your pup, including houseplants and landscape plants.
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [42] Aesculus hippocastanum: horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree Sapindaceae: All parts of the raw plant are poisonous due to saponins and glycosides such as aesculin, causing nausea, muscle twitches, and sometimes paralysis. [43] Agave spp.
Just 2% of Earth's 1 million known insect species are harmful to plants, animals or humans. Here are 10 that can damage your vegetable gardens.
The true bugs, Hemiptera, have piercing and sucking mouthparts and live by sucking sap from plants. These include aphids, whiteflies and scale insects. Apart from weakening the plant, they encourage the growth of sooty mould on the honeydew the insects produce, which cuts out the light and reduces photosynthesis, stunting the plant's growth ...
The lethal dose of green plant material is between 0.6% and 6.0% of an animal's body weight. [35] In experiments with sheep it was among the most poisonous of members of its genus with just 0.4% of green material by body weight causing symptoms, close to the 0.2% of Toxicoscordion nuttallii.
Make sure you know what these plants look like and where you can find them. This guide includes common plants that are toxic to the touch and to eat. A guide to some of NC’s most dangerous ...