#pests — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pests, aggregated by home.social.
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@licho @norwayskandinavien.bsky.social And do you protect your plants from pests?
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Common spring garden pests and how to manage them early https://www.allforgardening.com/1932772/common-spring-garden-pests-and-how-to-manage-them-early/ #gardening #GardeningOregon #IntegratedPestManagement(IPM) #oregon #pests #slugs #vegetables
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So the plum tree was attacked by Japanese beetles this year. Totally decimated. Interestingly almost everything else in the garden is fine, the basil they loved last year is undamaged, the grapevine, another beetle favorite, had only a few bite marks.
Some plums still ripened, and there is a little flower of hope.
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Ozzy the orphaned long-nosed potoroo loves his peanuts
By Caroline HornMeet Ozzy who has gone from a 96g orphan to a robust boy who'll live his life out in an eco-sanctuary teaching students about predators and the environment.
#Animals #EnvironmentEducation #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Pests #Conservation #CarolineHorn
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MDARD Shares Tips to Protect Your Lawn, Garden from Invasive Pests This Spring https://www.allforgardening.com/1925953/mdard-shares-tips-to-protect-your-lawn-garden-from-invasive-pests-this-spring/ #agriculture #Auto #ccp #contrast #Data #Firewood #GardeningMichigan #invasive #local #mdard #michigan #none #pests #plants #props #Protect #Resources #species #vehicles
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How to keep rats away from gardens this summer https://www.allforgardening.com/1922869/how-to-keep-rats-away-from-gardens-this-summer/ #garden #gardening #GardeningCanada #HowToDeterRatsFromGardens #LifeHacks #NaturalRepellents #PeppermintOil #PestControlAdvice #PestDeterrentHacks #PestHacks #pests #RatRepellents #Rats
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Discovered the wood rat thinking about moving into the engine bay again. Changed batteries in the sonic repeller, washed out the engine bay, parking with the hood up for a week. #pests
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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.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/06/university-of-warwick-warwick-researchers-power-ai-driven-pest-monitoring-for-uk-vegetable-growers/ -
Barn owl baby boom welcomed following mouse plague
By Brianna MelvilleClutches of barn owl chicks found inside a grain silo and cockatoo boxes indicate a "smorgasbord" of food, experts say.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/barn-owl-boom-after-mouse-plague-in-wa/106994172
#AgriculturalPestControl #Birds #Animals #Farmers #Pests #BriannaMelville
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Deer stranded on rock shelf highlights looming urban pest problem
By Justin Huntsdale and Brooke ChandlerA deer stranded on an ocean rock shelf near swimmers and cyclists in Wollongong is the latest example of pest species encroaching into urban areas.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/deer-on-rock-shelf-near-wollongong-pool/106998206
#AgriculturalPestControl #Pests #EnvironmentalManagement #Animals #JustinHuntsdale #BrookeChandler
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Low-allergenic camel meat helps curb feral population
By Olivia ThornPastoralists in central Australia are spending thousands of dollars to manage feral camels. A new partnership has resulted in the desert pest being turned into pet food.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/feral-camels-harvested-in-remote-wa-for-pet-food/106898760
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Top End's first potato crop in decades almost ready for harvest
By Sam ParryA South Australian potato company is preparing to harvest the Northern Territory's first crop of commercially grown potatoes in decades.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/nt-potatoes-nearing-harvest-katherine-seed-farm/106981550
#CropHarvesting #VegetableGrowing #Agribusiness #AgriculturalCrops #Pests #SamParry
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Luxembourg Times: National Library steps up fight against book-eating pests. “When people say that someone is devouring literature, they usually mean it in a figurative sense. Unless, that is, we’re talking about a Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, also known as a paper silverfish. You could look up exactly what that is in one of the many encyclopaedias at the Luxembourg National Library (BNL) – […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/30/luxembourg-times-national-library-steps-up-fight-against-book-eating-pests/ -
Beekeepers plead for better access to varroa mite treatments
By Jackson ByrneBeekeepers want more drastic measures taken to manage the deadly parasite varroa mite amidst food security concerns.
#Beekeeping #AgriculturalPestControl #Pests #AgriculturalCrops #Insects #Agriculture #Horticulture #JacksonByrne
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Pest control body issues controversial call to cull feral horses in WA
By Andrew Williams and Kate ForresterManjimup residents question a call to cull brumbies at Lake Muir, arguing wild pigs are a much more urgent problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/invasive-species-council-wa-feral-horse-cull/106888910
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Tomatoes will grow vigorously and stay pest-free if you plant them with one herb https://www.allforgardening.com/1899613/tomatoes-will-grow-vigorously-and-stay-pest-free-if-you-plant-them-with-one-herb/ #basil #CompanionPlanting #fruit #garden #gardening #PestControl #PestControlAdvice #pests #plants #TomatoCompanionPlanting #TomatoHerbPlanting #tomatoes
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Millions of WA bees trucked across Nullarbor to save South Australian almonds
By Brianna Melville"Humming" road trains deliver millions of WA bees to varroa mite-ravaged South Australia to help pollinate almond trees.
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Indian mynas were introduced to control pest insects but now they are the pest: Collateral harm
The Indian myna out-competes native birds for food and nesting sites, destroying eggs and chicks.
They are rapidly spreading over the entire Bellingen Shire and no one is actively doing anything to control the pest... >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/indian-mynas-introduced-control-pest-insects-now-the-pest/106954824 >>
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Mynas were introduced to control pest insects. Now they are the pest
By Lish FejerThe Indian, or common, myna was introduced to Australia in the 1860's to tackle insect pests. Now it's become the pest, leaving Canberra with a species everyone agrees is unwelcome but no-one is sure exactly how to get rid of.
#InvasiveSpecies #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #EnvironmentalManagement #LishFejer
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@ICARDA plays a critical role in the conservation, improvement and dissemination of #climate-resilient, market-driven #crop varieties that provide a crucial defence against extreme temperatures, #water scarcity, the emergence of new #pests and diseases, and #nutritional insecurity.
Learn how ICARDA's new varieties combat a range of challenges typical in dry regions👇
https://x.com/icarda/status/2076242687590580658?s=12&t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg -
Tiny 'desert' fish found only in Australia narrowly avoids extinction
By Crispian YeomansWith scoops made from milk bottles, volunteers have been working tirelessly to save the red-fin blue-eye, found nowhere else in the world, from extinction.
#Conservation #Fish #Pests #Animals #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #CrispianYeomans
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Rats will stay out of gardens if you grow one common plant they hate https://www.allforgardening.com/1886406/rats-will-stay-out-of-gardens-if-you-grow-one-common-plant-they-hate/ #BestPlantsToGrowToDeterRats #garden #gardening #HowToPreventRats #KeepRatsAwayFromGarden #PestControlAdvice #pests #RatRepellent #Rats #RodentRepellent #StopRatsComingIntoGarden #StopRatsEatingPlants #WhatPlantsDoRatsHate
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Keep cats out of gardens using three food scraps gardeners ‘swear by’ https://www.allforgardening.com/1884839/keep-cats-out-of-gardens-using-three-food-scraps-gardeners-swear-by/ #animals #cats #coffee #FoodScraps #fruit #garden #GardenDeterrents #gardening #GardeningIreland #NaturalMethods #pests
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Keep rats out of gardens without spending a penny in 3 steps https://www.allforgardening.com/1880792/keep-rats-out-of-gardens-without-spending-a-penny-in-3-steps/ #garden #Garden(section) #gardening #GardeningAustralia #GetRidOfRats #HowToKeepRatsOutOfGarden #LifeHacks #PestControlAdvice #pests #RatDeterrents #RatPrevention #Rats
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Map shows where growing seasons getting longer: what it means for gardeners https://www.allforgardening.com/1877641/map-shows-where-growing-seasons-getting-longer-what-it-means-for-gardeners/ #Climate #ClimateChange #farming #garden #gardening #maps #Pesticides #pests
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Shooters keen to target feral deer in national parks
By Georgia LoneyAfter a second annual aerial cull sparked controversy in southern WA, hunters say targeting feral deer from the ground is a more humane option.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/air-cull-sparks-national-park-push-rec-shooters/106820574
#AgriculturalPestControl #Pests #Animals #NationalParks #GeorgiaLoney
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Guess it's tomato hornworm week in western Iowa.
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Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees
