Tech Terra Environmental carries a full line of EPA Exempt Pesticides, also known as Minimum Risk Pesticides. In order to meet these Federal guidelines, all ingredients are food grade and must meet FDA Standards for Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS). We have chosen these products because of their proven safety and effectiveness in the field. […]
April 19, 2013 I’m getting calls from professional landscapers in several areas of the country who are seeing grubs and wanting to know what they can do about grub control now. The best advice I have is to read White Grub Control; An IPM / Agronomic Perspective” before you reach for the spray gun. This […]
February 5, 2013 A historical look at pesticide regulation in the US By Barry Draycott During the last month I have been involved in several courses at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Rutgers Middlesex Extension and the NJ Landscape Contractors Association. These classes were designed to help professional landscapers and lawn care companies successfully reduce the […]
12.14.12 Article in Science Daily Response; The more I find out about the activity of microscopic life, the more fascinated I am about what is going on at that tiny level and how it affects our ability to grow healthy plants.
12.11.12 Article in Science Daily Response; As the demand for organic lawn care grows, it’s important to understand how to improve the efficiency of the products being used. The study referred to in this article states that when using essential oils to control weeds better results were achieved when light intensity is low. This is […]
Chitosan in Plant Protection Abdelbasset El Hadrami 1, Lorne R. Adam 1, Ismail El Hadrami 2 and Fouad Daayf 1,* University of Manitoba, Department of Plant Science, 222, Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada; E-Mail: elhadram@cc.umanitoba.ca (A.E.); lorne_adam@umanitoba.ca (L.R.A.) Laboratoire de Biotechnologies, Protection et Valorisation des Ressources Végétales (Biotec-VRV), Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, B.P. […]