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2. Fittonia - Wikipedia

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   Fittonia (or nerve plant or mosaic plant) is a genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the acanthus ('bear’s britches') family, Acanthaceae. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical forested areas in northern and western South America, mainly Perú. [2] The most commonly cultivated species is F. albivenis and its range of ...

3. Bidens mottle virus - Wikipedia

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   Control measures for all plant viruses include prevention and eradication. Bidens mottle virus can be avoided in field crops such as lettuce and endive or in bedding plants such as Ageratum by the removal of weed hosts from areas surrounding the crops and control of aphids.

4. Vector control - Wikipedia

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   For diseases where there is no effective cure, such as Zika virus, West Nile fever and Dengue fever, vector control remains the only way to protect human populations. [citation needed] However, even for vector-borne diseases with effective treatments the high cost of treatment remains a huge barrier to large amounts of developing world populations.

5. Know what doesn’t love the hot, humid month of August ... - AOL

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   The answer to most pest and disease control challenges in plants, even outside of times of extreme heat and humidity, is simply prevention. By maintaining healthy soil, rotating your crop growing ...

6. Plant Protection and Quarantine - Wikipedia

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   PPQ aims to support APHIS goals by early detection of pests, weeds and plant diseases harmful to the economy, to allow for an organized response before significant damage is caused. The National Identification Services (NIS) coordinates reports of plant pest identification, providing a database that may lead to quarantine actions.

7. International Plant Protection Convention - Wikipedia

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   While the IPPC's primary focus is on plants and plant products moving in international trade, the convention also covers research materials, biological control organisms, germplasm banks, containment facilities, food aid, emergency aid and anything else that can act as a vector for the spread of plant pests – for example, containers, packaging materials, soil, vehicles, vessels and machinery.