enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Carrot fly - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_fly

   The flies lay their eggs around the developing carrots; the larvae, once hatched, burrow into the root. As female carrot flies are very low flying, the best method of prevention is to erect a barrier around the crop at least 2 feet (60 cm) high. Alternatively horticultural fleece may be used as a floating mulch to cover the crop.

3. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pest-repelling_plants

   repels insects, [2] including ants, cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, carrot fly, codling moth, flea beetles, whiteflies, the Cabbage White, and the Small White, as well as mice [3] Basil: repels flies, including mosquitoes [2] [4] the carrot fly, asparagus beetles and whiteflies [3] Borage: repels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms [2] Castor ...

4. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companion_plants

   Aromatic companion plants repel carrot fly. Alliums inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies. For the beneficial insect-attracting properties of carrots to work, they need to be allowed to flower; Otherwise, use wild carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, for the same effect. Cauliflower: Brassica oleracea: Beans, celery, spinach, [43 ...

5. Fruit fly season's arrived - here's how to bug proof your home

   www.aol.com/best-products-getting-rid-flies...

   Zevo Plug-In Flying Insect Trap $ at Amazon. Zevo Plug-In Flying Insect Trap $ at Target. Zevo Plug-In Flying Insect Trap $ at Lowe's. This plug-in fly trap has a 4.3-star average rating from ...

6. Companion planting - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_planting

   Companion planting of carrots and onions. The onion smell puts off carrot root fly, while the smell of carrots puts off onion fly. [1]Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for any of a number of different reasons, including weed suppression, pest control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial insects, maximizing use of space ...

7. Raid (insecticide) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_(insecticide)

   Raid is the brand name of a line of insecticide products produced by S. C. Johnson & Son, first launched in 1956. The initial active ingredient was allethrin, the first synthetic pyrethroid. [1] Raid derivatives aimed at particular invertebrate species can contain other active agents such as the more toxic cyfluthrin which is also a pyrethroid. [2]