#pestmanagement — Public Fediverse posts

The Conversation: Listening to the bush: how AI can help NZ rid its wilderness of ‘hold‑out’ pest possums. “Even a handful of remaining animals can eventually rebuild a population, making it essential that conservation workers have effective tools to detect them. One promising solution lies in microphones that record sounds overnight, combined with artificial intelligence (AI) software […]

Dakota Gardener: Battling Bugs in the Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1928945/dakota-gardener-battling-bugs-in-the-garden/ #education #gardening #GardeningNorthDakota #NorthDakota #PestManagement

Lilacs in Trouble: Fungal Disease Returns to Minnesota Gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1927248/lilacs-in-trouble-fungal-disease-returns-to-minnesota-gardens/ #education #flowers #gardening #GardeningMinnesota #minnesota #PestManagement #WeedManagement

University of Warwick: Warwick researchers power AI-driven pest monitoring for UK vegetable growers. “Researchers at the University of Warwick are helping to develop an artificial intelligence-powered pest monitoring system that enables UK vegetable growers to detect damaging insect pests earlier.”

Effective Mosquito Control Methods for Yard Management

📰 Original title: I finally drove mosquitoes out of my yard. Here’s how.

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/effective-mosquito-control-methods-for-yard-management.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#health #mosquitocontrol #yardmanagement #pestmanagement

Dakota Gardener: The ‘Mosquito Buckets of Doom’ Controversy https://www.allforgardening.com/1877902/dakota-gardener-the-mosquito-buckets-of-doom-controversy/ #garden #gardener #gardening #PestManagement

#BrunswickME - Science for #SelfReliance: #Gardening with Responsible #PestManagement + #BeneficialHabitat

May 20, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

#CurtisMemorialLibrary
23 Pleasant St
Brunswick, #Maine 04011

Free

"This event was originally scheduled for April 16. The date has been updated to May 20.

Join #MOFGA’s Crop Specialist, Caleb Goossen, for a discussion on #organic management of common pests in the #VegetableGarden. Caleb will start by sharing strategies used to minimize the presence of pests from the outset using cultural practices such as promoting the presence of '#beneficials'. But sometimes pests show up anyway, despite our best efforts or during particularly challenging growing seasons. So, Caleb will also discuss what can be done when pests emerge."

Source:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/science-for-self-reliance-gardening-with-responsible-pest-management-beneficial-habitat/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineLibraries #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwnFood #OrganicPestManagement #MaineEvents

Gardening mistakes to remedy this year  https://www.allforgardening.com/1717174/gardening-mistakes-to-remedy-this-year/ #CaseyHentges #ContainerGardening #CropYields #ExtensionEducation #Fertilization #garden #GardenMaintenance #GardenPlanning #gardening #HomeGardening #horticulture #irrigation #OklahomaStateUniversityExtension #PestManagement #PlantSelection #RaisedBeds #SoilHealth #SoilTesting #SustainableGardening #VegetableGardening #WateringPractices #WeedControl

Old pots can hurt new plants https://www.allforgardening.com/1714449/old-pots-can-hurt-new-plants/ #BiodegradablePots #ContainerGardening #DavidTrinklein #DiseaseManagement #garden #GardenTools #gardening #horticulture #PestManagement #PlantHealth #PlasticPots #sanitation #SustainablePractices #ToolMaintenance #UniversityOfMissouriExtension

Gizmodo: This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch. “Researchers in the UK studied how European herring gulls (Larus argentatus) in the city reacted to various types of takeout boxes. The gulls were substantially less likely to approach or peck at boxes that had googly eyes attached to them, they found. Though not every bird was deterred, the simple design strategy […]

California Gardening: How to Get Rid of Grubs & Japanese Beetles Naturally! 🐛🚫 https://www.allforgardening.com/1632966/california-gardening-how-to-get-rid-of-grubs-japanese-beetles-naturally-%f0%9f%90%9b%f0%9f%9a%ab/ #CaliforniaGardening #EcoFriendlyGardening #GardenMaintenance #GardenPestControl #GardenPests #gardening #GardeningForBeginners #GardeningTips #GrubControl #GrubDamage #HealthyGarden #HowToGetRidOfGrubs #JapaneseBeetleControl #JapaneseBeetles #NaturalGardenRemedies #NaturalPestControl #OrganicGardening #PestManagement #PlantCare #RaisedBedGardening #SoilHealth #SoilPests #VLog

Ars Technica has cooked up a story about #termites curating their gardens like tiny, six-legged Martha Stewarts. 🐜🌿 Apparently, these industrious insects are the new pioneers in pest management, proving yet again that humans are just playing catch-up with bugs. 🙄🔍
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/termite-farmers-fine-tune-their-weed-control/ #gardening #pestmanagement #natureinnovation #entomology #HackerNews #ngated

New publication: Historical #insecticide applications for the treatment of #forest #insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. #pestmanagement
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01302-w

@eLife

But of course, why use pesticides when predators can be deployed instead:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42690-025-01460-4

#PestManagement #entomology

This rat found in Teesside UK is absolutely huge at 56cm from end to end. I'm not going to put my hand near it! It is a thing of nightmares.

It would need one big cat to have a good chance of killing it.

Seen in the good old Graun.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/04/cat-sized-rat-found-in-teesside-town-puts-focus-on-pest-control-cuts

#rat #uk #teesside #PestManagement

SF Gate: Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation. “Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles burrowed into them. The drugstore beetle, also known as the bread beetle, is often found among dried […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/19/sf-gate-hungarys-oldest-library-is-fighting-to-save-100000-books-from-a-beetle-infestation/

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer https://www.allforgardening.com/1374615/tips-for-getting-landscape-plants-through-summer-2/ #cucumbers #flowers #garden #GardenersCorner #gardening #GreenBeans #IllinoisExtension #KenJohnson #peppers #PestManagement #summer #SweetCorn #tomatoes #vegetables #watering #Weeding

Is it too late to plant tomatoes and peppers? https://www.allforgardening.com/1326786/is-it-too-late-to-plant-tomatoes-and-peppers/ #agriculture #AgricultureU0026Forestry #control #County #crop #CropFarming #farming #forestry #garden #gardeners #gardening #Greene #GreeneCounty #maintenance #management #Master #MasterGardeners #mo #Negative #Overall #OverallNegative #Pest #PestControl #PestManagement #Pesticides #springfield #tomatoes #u0026 #vegetables #yard #YardMaintenance

Excited about our new project, FLYTHRIVE, with Olombria, NRI, Asplins and Summerberry Company. Hoverflies are amazing: dual-purpose beneficial insects! They are good little #pollinators, and many species also help control aphids! The larvae of the aphid-eating #hoverflies are voracious little predators that will eat up to a few dozen aphids per day.

https://hortnews.com/flythrive-uses-ai-to-drive-natural-defences-and-deliver-value-to-growers/

#PestManagement #IPM #Horticulture

Laughing Squid: 18th Century Portuguese Library Employs Bats to Protect Their Priceless Manuscripts From Insects. “The famous Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal employs bats to provide a natural pest repellent service to protect their priceless books and manuscripts from insect damage. The library, which is a gorgeous example of Baroque architecture, was built in 1717 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/laughing-squid-18th-century-portuguese-library-employs-bats-to-protect-their-priceless-manuscripts-from-insects/

Ooooh...! Some really cool tips here! Well-thought out!

#ClimateChangeGardening: 12 strategies for a #resilient #garden

by Niki Jabbour

"#ClimateChange gardening is a set of tactics that make our yards and gardens more resilient to extreme weather as well as reduce our personal impacts on the climate. There are several ways to approach climate change gardening. You can use sustainable and organic gardening practices that put soil, #biodiversity, and #pollinators first. You can also plan to reduce plastic waste, up-cycle materials, and collect #rainwater.

3 reasons to care about climate change gardening

"Climate change gardening influences the health and success of your garden. When you nurture your soil, foster biodiversity, and support pollinators you create a garden that is more resilient to the challenges of climate change. Here are 3 reasons to care about climate change gardening.

- Extreme weather – The impact of weather related challenges like droughts, storms, precipitation, flooding, and above or below normal temperatures can be reduced with climate change gardening strategies.
- Pollinators, birds, and beneficial insects – Climate change can affect pollinators and birds in various ways. Weather extremes can impact migration timing and success, host plant growth and bloom time, disease and pest issues, and habitat and food supply.
- Non-native invasive pests and plants – With a longer growing season, invasive plants, pests, and diseases will move north and potentially affect plant health and crop yields."

Read more [tips include #NoTill gardening]:
https://savvygardening.com/climate-change-gardening/
#ClimateChange #GardenGuidance #ClimateChangeGardening #Resiliency #GardenGuides #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterManagement #PestManagement

New on Entomology Today: Subterranean termites foraging in soil treated with liquid termiticide are killed quickly—perhaps too quickly. A new study shows that the accumulation of dead termites soon leads remaining termites to avoid the area. This "secondary repellency" leaves the rest of the colony unaffected, meaning damage may potentially be postponed or redirected elsewhere. #insects #entomology #termites #PestManagement https://entomologytoday.org/2024/08/08/common-termite-management-tool-death-zone-limits-effect-colonies-secondary-repellency/

Anticoagulant poisons will not only kill unwanted rodents, but also the predators that eat them. Michael Charnofsky urges Alamedans who wish to treat rodent issues to choose an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy and outlines how to get started.

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/protect-wildlife-in-our-neighborhoods-avoid-rat-poison/

#alameda #birds #PestManagement

Squirrels get on my nerves, only because I can tell they think they are hot shit.

I kinda want to trap them just to bring them down a peg or two.

#squirrel #squirrels #pestControl #pestManagement #rodent

Control of Asian ambrosia beetle (#Euwallaceafornicatus) means extensive tree felling in #Perth. This invasive insect could be devastating for Australian tree species and ecologies.

“As the borer has only been detected in Perth, the window of opportunity is open now. Let’s make sure we have the best plan of attack so we can achieve eradication.”

#InvasiveSpecies #PestManagement

https://theconversation.com/australias-shot-hole-borer-beetle-invasion-has-begun-but-we-dont-need-to-chop-down-every-tree-under-attack-222610

Striving for transparency: Why Canada’s pesticide regulations need an overhaul
#Canada #Agriculture #Pesticides #PestManagement #Glyphosate #PesticideRegulations #TransparencyInScience #EnvironmentalHealth #AgricultureChallenges #CanadaPesticides
https://the-14.com/striving-for-transparency-why-canadas-pesticide-regulations-need-an-overhaul/