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Is the Madagascar jasmine (Stephanotis / 'Queen of Tropical Vines') toxic? Find out before you decide whether to grow it
Is the Madagascar jasmine toxic?
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Detailed Methods for Controlling Pests of Tropical Orchids (Part Two)
5. Whiteflies. Whiteflies are pests of the family Aleyrodidae in the order Homoptera. The insects are relatively small, with white powdery waxy material covering the whole body, and they usually cluster on orchid plants. They are prone to occur when ventilation in the orchid greenhouse is poor. They often damage the new shoots, tender leaves and flower buds of orchids. When causing damage, they insert their piercing-sucking mouthparts from the underside of the leaves, sucking the sap from the plant tissues, causing the leaves to turn yellow and withered, and they often excrete large amounts of honeydew at the wound sites, causing sooty mold and the occurrence of brown rot, and even causing the death of the entire plant. Because whiteflies have strong reproductive capacity, they can reproduce 9~10 generations within a year in a greenhouse, and can form a huge
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