Botanic Connections

4. Pest Patrol: Thrips and Aphids


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Welcome to Between Two Aroids, a podcast where we talk about houseplants, botany, and everything in between!

This week Haylee will be tackling the pest in the houseplant and gardening world. Thrips and aphids are today’s spot lights. We weill cover the damage they cause, their lifecycle, and strategies to tackle these pests.

Along with some fun facts about the buggers!

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References:

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/farmer-ants-and-their-aphid-herds#:~:text=Several%20species%20of%20ants%20have,ants%20as%20a%20food%20source.&text=Ants%20certainly%20are%20the%20world's%20oldest%2C%20and%20smallest%2C%20farmers.

http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/SUCKING/BARTAPHID/BARTAPHID.HTML

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7404.html

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/insects/thrips/thrips-indoors.aspx

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/14-001.htm)(http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7429.html

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Botanic ConnectionsBy Haylee Grace

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