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repels ants, many beetles and flies, squash bugs, cutworms, Small White, and Cabbage White [3] Thyme: repels cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, corn earworm, whiteflies, tomato hornworm, and Small White Tobacco: repels carrot fly, flea beetles and worms. [3] Tomato: repels asparagus beetles [3] Venus flytrap: ingests insects [4]
The cutworm larva of the large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) Cutworms are moth larvae that hide under litter or soil during the day, coming out in the dark to feed on plants. A larva typically attacks the first part of the plant it encounters, namely the stem, often of a seedling, and consequently cuts it down; hence the name cutworm.
Imidacloprid is one of the most widely used insecticide in the world. [4] [5] [6] Its major uses include: Seed treatment – Imidacloprid is a popular seed treatment insecticide in the world [8] Agriculture – Control of aphids, cane beetles, thrips, [16] stink bugs, locusts, and a variety of other insects that damage crops
Neonicotinoid dust intended for plants and seed coatings can spread throughout the air and seep into the water, which unintentionally affects non-target wildlife. [112] Globally, 60% of neonicotinoids are used as seed coatings. [113] Some seed-eating bird species can be poisoned by neonicotinoid-coated seeds. [114]
Planting corn near Dwight, Ill., April 23, 2020. Virtually all corn seeds planted in the U.S. are coated with neonicotinoid insecticides. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesPlanting season for corn and ...
The name cutworm refers to the habit of the larvae, of cutting down and partly eating garden and crop plants, especially seedlings. [2] Not all cutworms are in the genus Agrotis , though it may well be the genus that includes the largest number of cutworm species, and the most agriculturally important cutworm species.
Sucking insects use feeding tubes to feed from phloem (e.g. aphids, leafhoppers, scales and whiteflies), or to suck cell contents (e.g. thrips and mites). An insecticide is more effective if it is in the compartment the insect feeds from. The physicochemical properties of the insecticide determine how it is distributed throughout the plant. [11 ...
Cutworms: Reduces cutworms in eggplant in laboratory trials Lovage: Levisticum officinale: Beans: Ichneumonid wasps, ground beetles (good) Rhubarb: Is thought to improve the health of almost all plants, like borage and geraniums, is considered a "magic bullet" of companion planting Oregano: Origanum vulgare: Grapes, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkin ...