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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

3. Woodlouse - Wikipedia

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   Although woodlice, like earthworms, are generally considered beneficial in gardens for their role in controlling certain pests, [47] producing compost and overturning the soil, some species like those of the genus Armadillidium have also been known to feed on cultivated plants, such as ripening strawberries and tender seedlings.

4. Category : Insects used for control of invasive plants

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   Insects used in Biological pest control for invasive species of plants. Pages in category "Insects used for control of invasive plants" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.

5. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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   Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or plants by using other organisms. [1] It relies on predation , parasitism , herbivory , or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role.

6. Armadillidiidae - Wikipedia

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   Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda.Unlike members of some other woodlice families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals.

7. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   One study shows that growing chili peppers near tomatoes in greenhouses increases tomato whitefly on the tomatoes. [57] Cucumbers and squash can be used as living mulch, or green mulch, around tomato plants. The large leaves of these vining plants can help with soil moisture retention. [79] Turnips and rutabagas: Brassica rapa and Brassica ...