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The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) has declared June 24 through June 30, 2018 as National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. The goal of Mosquito Control Awareness Week is to educate the public about the dangers of mosquitoes and the importance of mosquito control in the prevention of disease. Mosquitoes are such a serious health threat that

From Living the Country Life – (March, 2015) 20 of our favorite plants and gardening products for 2015 Kill fungus gnats in potted plants Summit Mosquito Bits® is a popular biological control that kills mos­quito larvae in standing water. But it also kills fungus gnats in potted plants. The active ingredient in Mosquito Bits® is BTI (Bacillus

Hungry deer can devastate flowers, vegetable gardens, shrubs and other landscape plants. Summit® Deer BanTM repellent capsules keep deer from eating ornamentals and other landscape plants. Deer BanTM uses a unique gel-tablet application to provide 100% effective, year-round protection from wildlife damage. Each Deer BanTM capsule contains predator urine that triggers a deer’s animal flight response.

I’ve been getting a lot of email in the past two weeks about “worms” and “caterpillars” in listeners’ yards. I also received messages and a few phone calls on last weekend’s GardenLine show about moths hovering about in the early morning hours. And I’ve been looking at a few turf samples in my consulting business that obviously weren’t damaged by chinch bugs, take-all patch or brownpatch.

Many homeowners bring potted plants indoors before freezing temperatures arrive. Growing tender perennials and tropical plants in pots enables them to be enjoyed outdoors during the summer and inside throughout winter’s colder months. But sometimes potted plants bring with them unwanted hitchhikers—insect pests that can thrive in the warms confines of sunrooms and sunny windowsills.

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Chikungunya, the mosquito-borne virus that continues to spread throughout the Caribbean, has now arrived in the USA. Florida health officials have confirmed the first locally acquired cases of the painful disease. This means mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland have become infected with the disease and are now spreading it to people that they bite. “It