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Hunting decoys are the early predecessors of garden owls. Both Native Americans and Europeans used bird decoys in strategic hunting practices. [15] [16] European records show efforts to reducing bird damage to crops though usage of decoys dating back to the 1400s. Books on pest control that mention using decoys were written in the 1600s. [17]
List of African violet diseases; List of foliage plant diseases (Agavaceae) List of alfalfa diseases; List of almond diseases; List of anemone diseases; List of apple diseases; List of apricot diseases; List of foliage plant diseases (Araceae) List of foliage plant diseases (Arecaceae) List of foliage plant diseases (Araliaceae) List of foliage ...
Live plants are an especially effective pathway because they provide sustenance to the pest over long journeys on otherwise inhospitable cargo ships. Notable early examples of live plant harbored pests—such as beech scale, chestnut blight, and white pine blister rust—led to the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912 and regulations from the US ...
Lists of plant diseases (120 P) Plant pathogens and diseases (6 C, 31 P) T. Turfgrass diseases (14 P) W. Weeds (12 P) Pages in category "Garden pests"
F. List of Ficus diseases; List of flax diseases; List of foliage plant diseases; List of foliage plant diseases (Acanthaceae) List of foliage plant diseases (Agavaceae)
A trap crop is used for attracting the insect and pests away from a target crop field. Many trap crops have successfully diverted pests from focal crops in small scale greenhouse, garden and field experiments; [1] a small portion of these plants have been shown to reduce pest damage at larger commercial scales.
Insects are considered pests for a variety of reasons, including direct damage by feeding on crop plants in the field or by infesting stored products, indirect damage by spreading viral diseases of crop plants (especially by sucking insects such as leafhoppers), spreading disease among humans and livestock, and annoyance to humans.
Ascalaphidae is a family of insects in the order Neuroptera, commonly called owlflies; there are some 450 extant species. They are fast-flying crepuscular or diurnal predators of other flying insects, and have large bulging eyes and strongly knobbed antennae. The larvae are ambush predators; some of them make use of self-decoration camouflage.