Managing plant pests with soaps
Home gardeners and professionals frequently discuss the use of soap products to control plant pests. Limited and conflicting information on this topic has resulted in confusion and misuse of products. It is important to recognize that all soaps are not equal in safety or efficacy in plant-pest mana...
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2019-07-01
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Home gardeners and professionals frequently discuss the use of soap products to control plant pests. Limited and conflicting information on this topic has resulted in confusion and misuse of products. It is important to recognize that all soaps are not equal in safety or efficacy in plant-pest management. This 5-page fact sheet written by Matthew A. Borden and Adam G. Dale and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department describes some of the different types of soaps and recommendations for proper, legal, and safe use of these products to manage pests.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1248
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1e2dd8c46fb4626b47465455336ccef2024-04-23T04:36:05ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092019-07-0120194Managing plant pests with soapsMatthew A. Borden0Adam G. Dale1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Home gardeners and professionals frequently discuss the use of soap products to control plant pests. Limited and conflicting information on this topic has resulted in confusion and misuse of products. It is important to recognize that all soaps are not equal in safety or efficacy in plant-pest management. This 5-page fact sheet written by Matthew A. Borden and Adam G. Dale and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department describes some of the different types of soaps and recommendations for proper, legal, and safe use of these products to manage pests. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1248 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109384integrated pest managementsoap |
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| title | Managing plant pests with soaps |
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