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       Gardens                           Oil (YRSO). This can be applied to garden
                                         plants during the growing season to manage
       by Melinda Myers                  insects such as aphids, mites, adelgids, scale,
                                         leafhoppers and whiteflies. Horticultural
       You plant and tend your garden
       hoping to enjoy a bountiful harvest  oils have been used for many years because
       and beautiful blooms. Despite proper  they are low risk and effective against a
       planning and planting, insects can  variety of pests.
       move in and wreak havoc on your   Horticulture oils kill insects by blocking the
       garden. The good news is you can  air holes through which they breathe. This
       manage problem pests without      makes them effective against all stages of
       harming the pollinators that are so  the insect’s development from egg through
       important to your garden.
                                         adult.
       Start by reviewing the care your  The oil must contact the insect to be
       plants need to thrive. Make sure you  effective. If a beneficial insect lands on a
       are watering thoroughly and only  treated plant, it will not be injured. Avoid  discover insect pests when the  the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden
       when needed. Consider mulching the  treating plants when bees and other   populations are small and much easier to  Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a
       soil with shredded leaves, evergreen  beneficial insects are present, so you do not  manage.                    columnist and contributing editor for Birds &
       needles or other organic material to  accidently spray them with the oil.   Melinda Myers has written more than 20  Blooms magazine and was commissioned by
       conserve moisture, moderate soil                                          gardening books, including Small Space  Summit for her expertise to write this article.
       temperature, suppress weeds and     YRSO horticulture oil                 Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses and  Myers web site is www.melindamyers.com.
       improve the soil as they decompose.  (SummitResponsibleSolutions.com) can also
                                         help reduce the incidence and spread of      Verdict on Sporting Events
       Only fertilize if needed. Over    aphid-transmitted viruses. It interferes with
       fertilization, especially with high  insect feeding which helps reduce the
       nitrogen and fast release products, can  transmission of the virus by the insect.  “We will not have sporting events with  hyperbole, but that’s the exact phrase a
       stimulate lush, succulent growth that  Lightweight horticulture oils have a  fans until we have a vaccine.” says Zach  doctor in Bergamo, Italy used to describe
       is more susceptible to insect damage.  minimal waiting period between the last  Binney, a PhD in epidemiology who  the outcome of a similar event .
       Let your plants, not the fertilizer  application and harvest. Always check the  wrote his dissertation on injuries in the  Bringing games to empty stadiums is a
       label, be your guide. Pale plants and  label before using any product whether  NFl and now teaches at Emory.  Barring a  medical nightmare. We are suggesting all
       those not performing as expected may  organic, natural or synthetic. You will find  medical miracle, the process of  players and anyone associated to be tested
       need a nutrient boost. Consider a low  valuable information on the label, including  developing and widely distributing a  first, then isolated for two weeks prior to
       nitrogen slow release fertilizer that  application rates and directions to help you  vaccine is likely to take 12 to 18 months.  the game and then retested.
       won’t stimulate lush, succulent   attain the best results.                  Until the vast majority of the       Where are they going to stay if all of the
       growth or damage the plants when    You may also find some added benefits  population is immune to COVID-19, the  hotels are still closed?
       the weather is hot and dry.
                                         when reviewing the label. Horticulture oils  disease the virus causes, any gathering as  With all of that said, we hope that
                                         can help in managing powdery mildew on  as an NFL game risks setting off a    normal sporting schedules can resume in
       Tolerate a bit of damage and wait for                                     biological bomb.   That may sound like  2021 and that would be the good news.
       the songbirds and beneficial insects,  plants like beebalm, phlox, peonies and
       like lady beetles and green lacewings,  cucumbers. Some can be applied when                                        How you can help- By volunteering a
       manage these pests for you. If the  plants are dormant to smother and kill          Meals On Wheels              few hours of your time, by referring our
       damage is more than you can tolerate,  overwintering mites and aphids as well as                                 services to those in need, and by
       consider using an eco-friendly control  egg masses of pests like the gypsy moth.                                 contributing  and    encouraging
       product.                            Monitor your garden throughout the                                           organizations and friends to make
                                         summer. You will enjoy watching your                                           contributions.
       One you may not be familiar with is  plants grow, make timely harvests and                                         You can donate on our website
       lightweight horticulture oil, like the                                                                             www.lahabramealsonwheels.org
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