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Underground Detectable Tape
Caution Buried Force Main Line Below" detectable underground marking tape provides buried pipeline detection and identification of utility infrastructure. Detectable tapes can protect against costly damage to underground pipelines. The tape consists of .35 mil of solid aluminum foil encased between two layers of polyethylene plastic (3.75 mil combined). A .90 mil clear protective film protects the printed message while allowing a full view of both the foil and printed message. The aluminum foil is visible from both sides of the tape and provides ease in detecting utility lines utilizing either a conductive or inductive method with utility locate equipment.To get more news about underground Marking Tape, you can visit senpinghz.com official website.
Features:
Green color and legend used to mark buried force main lines.
Colors and legends designed in accordance with the APWA National Color Code.
Meets ASTM D-2103, ASTM D-882, ASTM D792-66, and ASTM D2578-08 compliance testing.
Made in USA.
Options:
2" x 1000’ (6” to 18” maximum recommended burial depth)
Recommended depths are the maximum depths at which a metal detector will detect any detectable underground tape. Properly installed, this warning tape can eliminate a potentially catastrophic digging accident. It helps accurately locate the utilities, so one knows where to dig. There are federal, state, and municipal guidelines established for protecting underground facilities.
What Is Good to Use if My Houseplant Has Many Flying Gnats?
Indoor plants add more than just aesthetic value to a home or office. Many clean the air and help create a more relaxing ambience. But that soothing feeling can be rudely interrupted if, when you go to water your houseplant, a swarm of tiny black flies rises up to greet you. Fungus gnats (Sciaridae spp.) are a common pest of houseplants, and although they don't usually pose a serious health threat to the plant, they can be seriously annoying.To get more news about Yellow Sticky Tape, you can visit senpinghz.com official website.
Trap the Adults
Trap the winged adult gnats with yellow sticky traps. These environmentally-friendly traps are effective because the gnats are attracted to the color yellow, and when they go to investigate the bold shade, they become stuck to the trap and eventually die. The big positive to this method is that no chemicals are used. Purchase yellow sticky traps at a garden center or make your own. To make this trap, coat two yellow notecards with petroleum jelly. Balance one card horizontally on the edge of the pot. Place another card vertically in the air near the top of your pot -- attach it with tape to a nearby wall or hang it with string from the ceiling or a curtain rod. These traps will catch other flying insect pests too, such as whiteflies and thrips.
Drown the Adults
Another way to trap the adults is to use apple cider vinegar to attract and drown them. Set out a small jar half filled with apple cider vinegar. Add a couple of drops of liquid dish soap and stir. The dish soap acts as a surfactant, breaking the surface tension of the vinegar, which prevents the gnats from being able to walk on the liquid surface. Cover the jars with foil or lids. Punch holes in the foil or lid that are large enough to allow the gnats to climb in. The scent will attract the gnats, and when they investigate, they will drown. Place the jars near the infested plants.
Trap the Lavae
It's not just the flying adult gnats that are a nuisance. Their larvae live in the soil, where they thrive in moist conditions and feed on decaying organic matter. For this reason, it's important to make sure you aren't watering your plants too often, and that the pots have drainage holes in the base. For most houseplants, it's a good idea to let the top layer of soil dry to the touch before watering again. Fungus gnat larvae can damage the plant's roots, so it's important to get rid of them as soon as you see them or the telltale adult flies. One way to draw them out is to place thin, 1-inch-wide slices of raw potatoes on top of the soil. The larvae will come to munch away on the slices, and when they attach themselves to the undersides of the potatoes, you can toss them out.
Kill the Larvae
Food grade diatomaceous earth, when sprinkled over the surface of the soil, will kill both the larvae and any adults that come in contact with it. You can also kill the larvae with insecticidal soap. Mix 2 tbs of the soap with 1 quart of lukewarm water, and then use that water to drench the soil. Finally, add about 1/2 inch of sand on top of the soil. This will help water drain more quickly from the surface, and as a result, adult gnats will be hesitant to lay their eggs in the sand.
Markers & Warning Tape
Sentry Line™ Detectable tapes may be locatedby inductive or conductive methods
utilizing most standard pipe and cable locators. Color coded for application and non-adhesively laminated, Sentry Line tapes are colorfast and chemically inert for lifetime stability underground and have been successfully located more than twenty years after internment. Also available in reinforced and non-reinforced grades.To get more news about underground Marking Tape, you can visit senpinghz.com official website.
The top of the line in detectable tapes. Superior tensile strength and puncture resistance allows it to withstand the rigors of being plowed in without breaking. This also makes it ideal for Detectable Marking Tapes situations where site conditions are difficult.
Sentry Line™ Detectable Similar to above but with lower tensile strength and puncture resistance. Terra Clips are used to electrically connect one roll of detectable tape to the next and for connecting lengths of tape placed over laterals or tees. These must be installed at the time the tape is buried if the location method will be conductive but they can also be used to enhance continuous inductive location. Terra Clips are packaged in bags suitable for making 5 splices or bulk packaged.
Performance proven the world over for protecting telecommunications, electric, gas and other utilities. Extra Stretch™ is unsurpassed in its balance of high tensile strength, puncture resistance and excellent elongation properties. This unique combination of properties allows it to stretch above grade level in one continuous piece, ensuring jobsite personnel and machine operators will be alerted to stop digging immediately and contact the appropriate authorities. Easy to install, Extra Stretch™ is available in a variety of imprints, colors and sizes to meet your specific requirements.
Use sticky traps to monitor corn rootworm beetles this summer
Western and northern corn rootworms are serious pests of corn throughout the Corn Belt (Photo 1). We recommend that farmers scout every cornfield every year, regardless of the management tactic(s) used, to evaluate management decisions and prepare for next year. It is a good idea to scout for larvae early in the season, assess root injury when larval feeding wraps up, and monitor adults later in the season. Since beetle emergence is underway throughout most of the state, now is a good time to begin planning for monitoring adults with sticky traps.To get more news about Yellow Sticky Tape, you can visit senpinghz.com official website.
Usually, adult emergence coincides with silking (R1), because the adults like to feed on pollen so females can fertilize eggs. However, delayed planting throughout much of Iowa means that many fields are behind schedule and silking is occurring now. If adults emerge into fields without silks, they will feed on leaves or nearby flowering plants (i.e., weeds, soybeans) until the silks come out. Keep in mind:
To monitor adults, follow the guidelines outlined below. Use Pherocon AM yellow sticky traps (unbaited). Set up sticky traps (Photo 2) at corn silking and continue through the dent stage (i.e., mid-July through August). For areas in eastern counties with suspected rotation-resistant western corn rootworm, set up sticky traps at soybean flowering and continue through full seed set (i.e., mid-July through August).
In addition to this full protocol, a modified version is available that is used in the Regional Corn Rootworm Adult Monitoring Network. If using the modified protocol, scouting should begin approximately two weeks after adults begin emerging in the area to capture peak emergence. Find more information on trapping protocols, trap brand options, and where to purchase sticky traps on the Corn Rootworm IPM website. You can see live maps of corn rootworm trap captures throughout the season from cooperators in the regional network on the mapping website.
Why scout?
What does it mean? The action threshold in corn is two corn rootworms/trap/day, regardless of species. Consider crop rotation if action thresholds are met. If planting corn again the following growing season, use a pyramided Bt trait with Cry34/35Ab1, or a soil-applied insecticide on non-rootworm Bt corn. Action thresholds in soybean are 1.5 western corn rootworms/trap/day. If action thresholds are met in soybean, consider using a pyramided Bt trait or a soil-applied insecticide on non-rootworm Bt corn the following season or using an extended rotation (something other than corn).
Farmers have several management tactics available for suppressing corn rootworm larvae, including soil-applied insecticides, Bt corn hybrids (including those with RNAi), and crop rotation. Although both species are persistent pests, western corn rootworm is particularly adaptable. The Gassmann Lab at Iowa State University (ISU) has confirmed western corn rootworm resistance to all four Bt rootworm traits in Iowa. Although not present in Iowa yet, North Dakota has confirmed northern corn rootworm resistance to Cry3Bb1 and Cry34/35Ab1, and Nebraska has confirmed western corn rootworm resistance to insecticides. Scouting for corn rootworm allows farmers to make management decisions for next year and will prolong the efficacy of the few management tactics we have for this persistent pest.