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The chemical is only approved for use in Texas counties experiencing "confirmed infestations" of the newly imported, invasive ant species. [ 17 ] The EPA has classified bifenthrin as a class C carcinogen, a possible human carcinogen based on a test with mice, which showed increased development of certain tumors.
Before you start tossing banana peels on your houseplants or burying them in your garden beds, listen up: “It may make you feel like you’re doing some good, but there’s no great reason to ...
Placing banana peels directly in the soil may seem like a good idea, after all, it's a way to reduce food waste and put minerals back into the soil. But you'll want to rethink your strategy.
Mirex is a stomach insecticide, meaning that it must be ingested by the organism in order to poison it. The insecticidal use was focused on Southeastern United States to control fire ants. Approximately 250,000 kg of mirex were applied to fields between 1962 and 1975 (US NRC, 1978).
Unusual amongst harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex badius is known for its seasonal nest relocations with colonies on average relocating once per year at a distance of 4 - 10 meters along an established foraging trail. New nests are rapidly excavated within a few days with there being little variance in architectural design between the new and old nests.
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The variety was once the dominant export banana to Europe and North America, grown in Central America but, in the 1950s, Panama disease, a wilt caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, wiped out vast tracts of Gros Michel plantations in Central America, though it is still grown on non-infected land throughout the region.
Scientists explain what those annoying little strands that hang off of your banana are actually for and why they might not be so annoying after all. Here's something you probably didn't know about ...