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Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by hybridveggies(m): 12:46am On May 30, 2016
I hope you aren't for organic farming? If you are, then you might visit another articles of ours for this article won't be for your taste. INSECTICIDES are agrochemicals formulated to fight all types of insect pest attacking your crops. I know the word insect pest means only insect to some people! No! It could also refers to other arthropods (class to which insect belongs). There are other insect pests too such as spider family (arachnids), caterpillar, thrips, and worms. So next time you see an insecticide bottle, you might want to ask the question: to control what or which particular arthropod? Generally, vegetables are mostly being attacked by insect and arachnids, therefore you would often see on the label of the - Insecticide and acaricides respectively.
Now that you know what insecticide (insecticide & acaricide) is, you might need to understand the following terminologies:
1. Broad-spectrum insecticide/acaricide: These are insecticide that would kill or prevent all types of insects/arachnids attacking your crops. By the way even beneficiary insects like bees!

2. Narrow spectrum insecticide/acaricide: These are insecticide formulated to be selective in killing some insects and leaving others. Being narrowed, they are very powerful against the selective insects/arachnids. I would mostly suggest the use of this.

You are almost an expert in insecticide identification yourselves but wait a minute before you think you are done. These two types of insecticide mentioned above can have two different modes of action.
1. Systemic insecticide/acaricide: The insecticide with systemic mode of action means that it would go deep into the plant system with a residual... (If you are enjoying this article read the remaining and much more on www.hybridveggies.com

Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by Flexherbal(m): 1:42am On May 30, 2016
Ok.
Thanks for sharing!
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by mikolo80: 5:22am On May 30, 2016
heard pepper works just fine
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by hybridveggies(m): 7:30am On May 30, 2016
[img][/img]Yes friend dried grinded chili pepper added to liquid dish washing soap inside sprayer tank. You might not get a desire result though? [color=][/color]
mikolo80:
heard pepper works just fine
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by mikolo80: 4:53pm On May 30, 2016
hybridveggies:
[img][/img]Yes friend dried grinded chili pepper added to liquid dish washing soap inside sprayer tank. You might not get a desire result though? [color=][/color]
but at least it's organic but won't the soap be bad for plants. also heard animal dung water keeps pests away
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by hybridveggies(m): 4:24am On Jun 02, 2016
Hello friends, Please don't go into vegetable farming thinking everything would happen by chance. Learn at least the basic. Go through our articles for free on NL and by visiting www.hybridveggies.com YOU WON'T REGRET IT I PROMISED. Nobody told us all these for free when we started.
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by hybridveggies(m): 4:26am On Jun 02, 2016
The liquid soap would not arm your crop, it acts as an adjuvent or a sticker which enables the pepper to stick to the leaves.
mikolo80:
but at least it's organic but won't the soap be bad for plants. also heard animal dung water keeps pests away
Re: Understanding The World Of Insecticide For Successful Vegetable Production by hybridveggies(m): 6:20am On Jun 03, 2016
Our writing skill is natural and researches extremely indigenous. Visit www.hybridveggies.com to learn on veggies biz and also make request on what particular area you want article on. Thanks

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