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Controlling insects and disease in your garden
March 08, 2011
Controlling insects and disease in your garden
Most plant ailments can be treated successfully if you use the right insecticide.
I will now outline pests and diseases and what remedy you should apply to the problem.
Aphids:
Plants affected: Nearly all cultivated plants.
Symptoms: Colonies of small insects.
Treatment: Spray with an insecticide containing Malathion, Isotox or Orthene Systemic Insect Spray.
Mealy bugs:
Plants affected: Flo...
SHIP WITH INVASIVE BEETLE OFFLOADS HERE: Vessel infected with Asian insect sailed to Freeport after US ban
July 30, 2021
SHIP WITH INVASIVE BEETLE OFFLOADS HERE: Vessel infected with Asian insect sailed to Freeport after US ban
Environmental activist Joseph Darville is outraged over the docking and offloading of a cargo ship allegedly laden with a shipment of wood infested with an invasive beetle that destroys crops.
September 06, 2017
Long-lasting insect repellent Akiva launches in Bahamas market
Hogan Bassey took the long road to social entrepreneurship - he was a victim long before he created a business with a cause. The entrepreneur's product, a long-lasting insect repellent called Akiva, aims to take the sting out of mosquito season and help The Bahamas avert another epidemic of mosquito-borne diseases.
This week Bassey was in The Bahamas to tell his story of what inspired him to form ...
Company aims to save 200,000 lives a year New long-lasting insect repellent launched in Bahamas Market
June 20, 2017
Company aims to save 200,000 lives a year New long-lasting insect repellent launched in Bahamas Market
Hogan Bassey took the long road to social entrepreneurship ? he was a victim long before he created a business with a cause. Now the entrepreneur whose product with a purpose, a long-lasting insect repellent called Akiva, aims to take the sting out of mosquito season and help The Bahamas avert another epidemic of mosquito-borne diseases...
January 18, 2017
New insect species discovered at Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on Eleuthera
A new species of insect has been discovered at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor's Harbour, the Bahamas National Trust's (BNT) first national park on Eleuthera. The insect is a katydid and belongs to the same group as grasshoppers and crickets in the order Orthoptera.
Specimens of this new species were first collected in 2013 by Dr. Paul A. De Luca, an assistant professor in the Biol...
New variety of insect discovered in Eleuthera
January 12, 2017
New variety of insect discovered in Eleuthera
A NEW species of insect has been discovered at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera - a katydid which belongs to the same group as grasshoppers and crickets in the order Orthoptera.
June 03, 2013
New Providence Insect Fogging Efforts to Continue Despite Weather Conditions
Includes Tips on the Control of Breeding of Insects
Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a statement by the Bahamas Minister of the Environment and Housing, the Hon Kenred Dorsett:
I
would like to assure all that the Department of Environmental Health
Services' (DEHS) vector control efforts (fogging) are ongoing and will
continue as weather permits.
We have now begun the hurricane
s...
Dengue fears driving insect repellant sales
August 17, 2011
Dengue fears driving insect repellant sales
The outbreak of dengue fever in New Providence is driving the sale of the popular insect repellant OFF!.
One consumer said in an interview that she went to two stores before being able to get the item.
"I went to the smaller stores in the Carmichael area - the Chinese stores," Margaret Beneby said.
"They were both out. Their stocks were not probably major to begin with, but I was told that O...
Croton plants are attacked by scale insects
December 28, 2010
Croton plants are attacked by scale insects
Q. On our croton plants on our patio, we have noticed small white bumps on the leaves. Can you tell us what is attacking these plants and what we should use to get rid of them?
— L.A., Blair Estates
A. Your croton trees are being attacked by scale insects. You should spray them with a solution made up of two tablespoons dishwashing liquid in one gallon of water which you spray on the plants...
Protect Yourself Against Insect Bites
July 21, 2010
Protect Yourself Against Insect Bites
Warm summer months often include days at the beach, barbeques in the backyard ? and run-ins with bees or wasps. How can you avoid getting stung? Keep foods and drink containers tightly covered.
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