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Aphids
Reflective mulches are silver-colored polyethylene sheets. Experiments at the University of California showed that these mulches repel aphids.(5) Use them by spreading them on your garden bed, burying the edges with soil, and planting in holes cut in the mulch.(2) One manufacturer of reflective mulches ...
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The cost effectiveness of each practice will be assessed ...
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UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Alfalfa Mosaic on Tomato
Place reflective polyethylene mulches on planting beds before seeding or transplanting to reduce aphid landing and virus transmission. The mulches lose their effectiveness when ...
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UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Mosaic Diseases Caused by Potyviruses on Tomato
Place reflective polyethylene mulches on planting beds before seeding or transplanting to reduce aphid landing and virus transmission. The mulches lose their effectiveness when ...
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Jigsaw report #1: Pests, as in weeds, insects and diseases | Rodale Institute
Black plastic and even roofing tin for non-organic mulches. Fast-growing, vigorous cover crops such as cereal rye and sudan grass often can out ... crawling down the stalk and reaching soil to complete their life cycle. Cucumber beetles: use reflective mulches, apply stylet oil, plant radish as a trap crop (sacrificed to destroy the pests before ...
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