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	<title>Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus &#187; insect pests</title>
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		<title>Bugs in the Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2011/06/21/bugs-in-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many thousands or millions of bug species.. many of them are very selective and only have a narrow range of plants from which they can eat... some others are predators that will help your garden stay clean and free of pest bug problems. So don't freak out when you see something you've not seen before.... but it is fun and interesting to try to find the species of insect.... here are a few insect identification links I look at on occasion: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LightBrown AppleMoth Trap</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/09/13/lightbrown-applemoth-trap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When a regulated insect is found, traps are set in a series of circles around the localized find. These traps will show the source and/or spread of the target insect. Once the spread is determined the best method for control can be considered. In the case of one insect nearby, the ag department placed twist-ties impregnated with female bug pheromones all over an area of many miles. These ties were twisted onto tree branches and fence wies in an effort to infuse the area with female scent. The poor little male bugs spent all their time buzzing from one twist-tie to another and didn't run across too many receptive females. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladybugs</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/01/30/ladybugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cali Canyons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We went to check on the ladybugs by the creek. They've spent the winter clinging to these bushes... sometimes they fall to the ground and stay in a thick mat all packed deeply. They are like red jewels moving slowly and dripping from the leaves to the moist cool earth. They have to move to regulate their temperatures, they move in and out of the sun which just this week started peeking into the canyon. They are starting to awaken from their dormancy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paper Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/12/20/paper-wasp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[insect pests]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This particular wasp nest has been abandoned for a few years high in a tree. It got knocked down during the storm last week. This is the first I got a good look into it. And I was a bit surprised to see little crawling creatures inside of it. Some kind of larvae that must be living on detritus left from the wasps, or perhaps some material that is growing on the paper. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hungry Pests in Paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/05/hungry-pests-in-paradise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Please, when visiting other states and countries, please do not bring any fruits and vegetables back here. If you do, make sure you declare them to the customs agents. If you purchase plants through the mail, make sure they are a licensed registered nursery, not some guy selling his backyard plants over E-Bay. Believe me, even if you don't get caught, if you suspect you are the one who brought something terrible into paradise, you'll have a pit in your stomach for the rest of your life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian citrus psyllid found in Los Angeles suburb</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-in-los-angeles-suburb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-in-los-angeles-suburb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insect pests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Echo Park is a really nice little hilly spot just outside of L.A. I wrote about it in an article two years ago.    Now it turns out that a noxious insect pest that has the potential to carry a deadly incurable disease to citrus fruits has been found in Echo Park. The Packer, a website dedicated to produce issues has the article on it.    This brings to the fore the need for all people to be aware of the problems in moving produce on your own.  It is in human transportation that insects and diseases can travel from places in which their numbers are kept in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yellow Jacket Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There is a species of yellow jacket wasp that gives our cactus fruits some real problems. The wasp is a predatory creature that enjoys meat for the protein while raising young. The insect also needs a lot of sugars for the energy. In the spring, the wasp larvae secrete a waste product high in sugars. This high carbohydrate source is eagerly taken up by the adults who tend the young, feeding them the meat they have prepared for them through mastication. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus to England?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cactus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I know it is a hassle.... but moving bugs from country to country is not anything one wants to do, the monetary and environmental impact of creatures moving across continents is horrendous (we deal with this all the time in the US), and our county is about to be quarantined due to a particular foreign moth found forty miles form here. We're exempt from the quarantine due to absence of the moth when they inspected a few days ago.... but knowing the problems it causes.... I want to make sure we do everything legally and correctly so we aren't the locus of some new bug that devastates Europe!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ant Tips from the pro</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ I use Boric acid in the house. It is pretty benign... I worked with toxic chemicals for a living for many years... I really don't like toxins.... so I go for the most benign I can find. And boric acid is my fave for ant control.... my recipe is... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Brown Apple Moth Factsheet</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/light-brown-apple-moth-factsheet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/light-brown-apple-moth-factsheet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cactus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recent discovery of three Light Brown Apple Moths in Los Osos California has resulted in the probability of the entire region being quarantined.  [...]]]></description>
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