Pest Control for a commercial Vineyard

Saving your vineyard from pests is like saving your investment from predators. Your hard work goes in vain if rodents, birds and other pests spoil the fruits especially if you are into commercial marketing of your products. Insects and at many places deer and other animals may also be a cause of concern although some of the insects will help in the pollination process and keep other small harmful insects at bay. But chances should not be taken in your vineyard as pollination can be done artificially with the same accuracy and efficiency as insects.

Your vineyard will give you an indication whenever it is plagued by the insects or other microorganisms. This can be checked if there is heavy downfall of leaves or a sudden change in the color of the leaves or stems. Egg laying by insets on leaves causes a big damage on the leaves as the pores for respiration are closed and the leaves die an early death. The best option to avoid this situation would be to spray the vineyard with insecticides and pesticides to keep insects and microorganisms at bay. Spraying the vineyard at regular intervals in consultation with a expert will be the best option.

Birds cause a heavy damage to the vineyard in terms of pecking at the early fruits and damaging the flowers along with the vine. To avoid this situation the vineyard can be covered with a net but in winters the net has to removed lest ice forms on it and does a damage to the vines. Another option is to scare the birds manually but that will be possible if a flock attacks the vineyard. With modern technology many gadgets have been introduced that will emit ultrasonic waves and scare the birds away. This is becoming the most popular and most cost efficient way of keeping birds at bay from your vineyard.

Animals like deer and cattle can be a big cause of concern but you can avoid them entering your vineyard by erecting fences all around the vineyard. Having a professional company take care of the pest control, if you have a big commercial vineyard will be the best option.

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Hiding and Mimicry - The Insects Defence

Being an insect is tough work, they are predated upon by virtually every type of animal, from carnivorous plants through to mammals, from arachnids through to members of their own class. In response, many insects have developed a complex defence mechanism. There are a wide variety of different defence mechanisms around, many of which are quite amazing.

One of the more common forms of defence is hiding. The best known hiding insect would probably be the stick insect. They are able to blend in with their surroundings because they look exactly like them. It is really incredible how much they look like a stick.

Another type of defence mechanism is called mimicry. This is where an insect will look like another type of animal to scare of predators. Sometimes they will look like another insect that is poisonous and sometimes they will look like a different animal all together. Some butterflies have wings that make them look like owls from a distance.

Another form of defence is chemical. Some insects make a toxin that is poisonous to their predators, making them ill or even killing them if they eat the insect. Others secrete chemicals onto their exoskeleton, which makes them taste bad.

It is a dangerous world out there, but the insect is ready for it.

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How to Find Dead Animals in Your Home after a Flood

The flood waters were devastatingly powerful, ripping and wrenching at anything and everything. It’s amazing what has been washed where, as the waters recede the potent and invasive nature of the flooding was revealed. Unfortunately, most of what has been surged into homes is highly undesirable: sewerage, rubbish, and even dead animals.

One of the big concerns after a flood is always health and hygiene, so you need to clean your home thoroughly and remove any dead animals, but how do you make sure you have found all the dead animals?

The best thing is to start looking immediately and methodically. Start in the roof and work your way down through to the basement. Make sure that you have a powerful torch, a hammer, gloves and something to place any animals you find in. When you start looking you need to remember that the flood waters were so incredibly strong that the animal carcass could have been forced into extremely narrow or awkward gaps, so don’t assume anything, you need to be as thorough as you can be. Naturally, your nose will be one of your best tools, as the animal will have started to decay, giving off an unmistakably pungent odour.

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