New for November is Nurti Source Grain Free Cat Food. Wells is starting the entry into GF cat food with Country Select. NutriSource® Country Select Entrée Grain Free Cat Food provides everything your cat needs in a natural formula suitable for cats. It has great tasting chicken that cats love. Formulated with premium natural ingredients and the latest scientific feline nutritional information available, NutriSource® Cat Food provides complete care for your cat or kitten. This chicken and duck flavored 6.6 pound bag sells for $19.89.
From time to time we are asked to identify insect bites. Wells Brothers has a standard answer to this type of request, “yep, looks like something bit you”. Folks also bring in samples of insects. Sometimes alive but most of the time dead. We do a pretty good job at identifying the offending creature during the warmer months but as the weather turns colder the insects tend to be much smaller. What I am talking about are mites. Mites are arthropod pests that are closer to spiders than anything else. The bad news is that there are literally thousands of different types of mites. The good news is that only a few of them will cause us humans any aggravation.
If you find yourself with an unexpanded irritation (not related to the news) the first step is to call your doctor and follow their instruction. Before you come to Wells Brothers and get a broad spectrum insecticide/miticide and nuke the place, you need to identify the enemy. The hardest part is capturing the offending creatures. For around the house, glue traps are the preferred collection method. Wells Brothers has several types of glue traps ranging in price from $7.00 to $15.00. Once you get some critters trapped, you need to have them identified. Visit the folks at “The Pest Shop” in Plano for their identification expertise. The decision on what product to use will be determined by the species of mite you are dealing with. As always read and follow the label directions of any product you purchase. Click here for more information on bug bites.
November 1, 1950 two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement tried, unsuccessfully to assassinate President Harry S. Truman.
November 4, 1862 Richard Gatling patented his first rapid-fire gun which used revolving barrels to load, fire, and extract the cartridges.
November 11th USA celebrates Veterans Day (formerly called Armistice Day).
November 14, 1889 Nellie Bly left New York to beat the record of Jules Verne’s imaginary hero Phileas Fogg, who went around the world in 80 days. She returned 72 days later to a tumultuous welcome in New York.
November 17, 1970 Elton John recorded one of his best, 11 17 70.
November 18, 1883 Connecticut school teacher, Charles F. Dowd, proposed a time zone plan for the U.S. consisting of four zones.
November 26, 1789 President George Washington proclaimed the first American holiday to be a day of prayer and public thanksgiving for the successful establishment of the new American republic. Thanksgiving Day.
November 30, 1782 A provisional peace treaty was signed by Great Britain and the United States ending America’s War of Independence. The final treaty was signed in Paris on September 3, 1783.
To some, it’s a desert topping, to others it’s a floor wax, but they are all “horticultural oil”. Different types of oil have been used for centuries to control insect and fungus type issues on plants. Horticultural oils still remain a tool to manage certain pest on trees and woody ornamental plants. Some can also be used on flowers, vegetables and herbs. Oils can also control some fungal issues such as powdery mildew. The two terms to remember are dormant oil and summer oil. They are different products and are not interchangeable.
Most horticultural oils are highly refined forms of petroleum oil. However, some are made from cottonseed, garlic, fish, canola, soybean, neem and even rosemary. The good thing about the commercial oils is that most have an emulsifier added to allow them to mix with water. The advantages of horticultural oils include safety, effectiveness and a limited effect on beneficial insects. Disadvantages of using horticultural oils include being on the slow side to kill, potential plant damage from using the incorrect type of oil or applying it at an improper rate during the growing season. Horticultural oils also have a minimal residual to kill emerging pests.
Horticultural oils kill differently on different pests. The number one way they kill is to block the air holes through which insect’s breath, causing them to die from suffocation. They can also act as a poison by interfering with normal body functions. Horticultural oils can also disrupt how insects feed which in turn can slow or stop the spread of some plant diseases.
Weather conditions play an important part of the effectiveness of all horticultural oils. To avoid plant damage you must pick the right product for the task and follow the label directions. Rule of thumb is to apply dormant oils when plants have become winter hardened and temperatures are above 40f. Summer oils should be applied when it’s below 85f and under 90% humidity. I prefer evening application of summer oils.
At Wells Brothers we sell two types of horticultural oil, Hi-Yield Dormant Spray and Monterrey Horticultural Oil .To read more about using oils as pesticides, click here.
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