Natural Solutions to Things That Bug You (101 page)
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Authors: Myles Bader
Mold mites, 117,118
Red spider mite, 82-84,320,377
Mites (beneficial), 323
Mites (predatory), 323
Molds, 104,105
Mosquito repellant, 233
Moths,11,88,126-128,131,171,172,174,182,244-254
Cabbage moth, 244
Clothes moth, 244,245
Diamond back moth, 252
Gypsy moth, 252-254
Indian meal moth, 245,246
Miller moth, 246-250
Stalk borer moth, 254
Mountain ash sawfly, 136
Mud dawber, 325
N
NC nematodes, 323,324
Naval orangeworm, 136
Nectarine tree pests, 156
O
Okra, 352,353
Onion, 353
Onion maggot, 299
Orange totix caterpillar, 137
Oriental fruit moth, 155,156,374
P
Peach tree borer, 156,157,374
Peach tree pests, 156
Pear psylla, 157,158
Pear tree pests, 157
Peas, 353
Peppers, 354
Pillbug, 297,298
Pitcher plant, 371
Plants that repel insects, 391,392
Plant disease, 358
Plants for pest control, 360-368
Plant sprays for bugs, 390
Plum tree pests, 160,374
Pheromones, 36,37,50,140
Pheromones, caterpillar, 140
Poderpost beetle, 184
Potatoes, 354
Potato tuberworm, 138
Praying mantis, 106,179,187,190,326,327
Pumpkin, 355
R
Radishes, 355
Root knot nematode, 156,341,349,357
Root maggot, 298,299
Rose chafer, 184,185
Roundheaded apple borer, 150,151
S
Saltmarsh caterpillar, 138
San Jose scale, 158,159
Saw-toothed grain beetle, 185,186
Scale, 300-304
Black scale, 302
Brown scale, 302
California red scale, 302,303
Citricola scale, 303
Cottony cushion scale, 303
Oystershell scale, 304
Red scale, 304
San Jose scale, 304
Walnut scale, 305
Scales in orchards, 305
Scorpions, 305,306
Seedling problems, 359
Shothole borer, 159
Shrub pests, 374-377
Silverfish, 307,308
Slugs, 328-335,374
Snails, 328-335
Special oil spray, 143
Spiders, 74-87
General information, 74
Arizona brown spider, 74,75
Black house spider, 76
Black widow spider, 76
Brown house spider, 77
Brown recluse, 77
Common house spider, 77,78
Crab spider, 78
Giant house spider, 78
Jumping spider, 79
Lynx spider, 80
Pseudoscorpions,80,81
Red house spider, 81
Tarantula, 84
Natural methods of elimination, 85-87
Spider beetle, 186,187
Spinach, 356
Squash, 355
Squash bug, 187,188,374
Stink bug, 118,119
Strawberries, 356
Sundews, 371,372
Symphylan, 308,309
T
Tachnid fly, 327
Tent caterpillar, 133,166,374,387
Tarnished plant beetle, 309,374
Termites, 15,20-22,29,49-58,308,313,398
General information, 49
Natural methods of elimination, 52-58
Thrips, 119,120
Ticks, 196-200
American dog tick, 197
Blacklegged deer tick, 197,198
Rocky mountain deer tick, 198
Western blackleg tick, 198
Winter tick, 198-200
Tomato hornworm,138,139
Tomato pinworm, 139
Tomatoes, 357
Tree cricket, 188,189
Turnips, 358
V
Vegetable pests, 374-377
Venus flytrap, 372,373
W
Walnut tree pests, 160
Weevils, 189-194,374-377
Bean weevil, 190,374
Leaf notcher, 190
Nutty weevil, 191
Pea weevil, 194,195
Strawberry root weevil, 191
Sweet potato weevil, 192-194
Wasp facts, 256-258
Wasp, parasitic, 324,325
Wheelbug, 327
Whitemarked tussock moth, 139,140
Wireworm, 376
Wooly bear caterpillar, 375
Worms, 336-343
Armyworm, 337
Bagworm, 338
Mealworm, 338,339
Nematodes, 339,341
Pickleworm, 342
Wireworm, 342,343
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