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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 ...
All parts of the plant are poisonous, especially the seeds and the large, bitter-tasting, cucumber-like fruits, probably due to toxic cucurbitacins. [159] Melia azedarach: Chinaberry tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree Meliaceae: Fruits are poisonous to humans if eaten in quantity. [160]
These are animals that eat or destroy durian fruit or trees. Many of these are shot or poisoned by farmers. [6] Some of these species naturally act as seed dispersers, [7] which benefits the plant but does not benefit farmers. black hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) [7] squirrel [6] grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) [1]
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.
Dry rot (fruit) Ashbya gossypii Nematospora coryli. Fly speck Schizothyrium pomi Zygophiala jamaicensis [anamorph] Fusarium rot (fruit) Fusarium spp. Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. citri. Gray mold (fruit) Botrytis cinerea: Greasy spot and greasy spot rind blotch Mycosphaerella citri Stenella citri-grisea [anamorph] Green mold ...
Some plants (or select parts) require cooking to make them safe for consumption. Field guides instruct foragers to carefully identify species before assuming that any wild plant is edible. Accurate determination ensures edibility and safeguards against potentially fatal poisoning .
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 ...
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