★ Some of the biggest allergy offenders: - Trees: Alder, Ash, Aspen, Beech, Cedar - Grasses and weeds: Bermuda, Saltgrass, June, Redtop. ★ Symptoms - sniffling - sneezing - itching - rubbing your eyes ★ Summer allergies - are a lot of like spring allergies - even have the same allergy offenders ★ Slightly different symptoms, adding - runny nose - watering eyes - dark circles under the eyes ★ Fall allergies - the biggest allergy trigger is ragweed - ragweed travels hundreds of miles in the wind, so if you live nowhere near it, you can still get infected by it - another fall trigger is mold - it can be found in basements, bathrooms, wet spots outside.. - going back to school can also trigger allergies, because mold and dust mites are all common in schools. ★ Symptoms - symptoms match spring- and summer allergy symptoms ★ Winter allergies - are exactly like spring-, summer- and fall allergies. :)
Insect pests have become major potential yield-reducing factors in sunflower production in the northern Midwest (Table 4). Insects specific to sunflower that feed on the heads include the larvae of three moths; sunflower moth, banded sunflower moth and sunflower bud moth. Sunflower midge has caused widespread damage in some years. Sunflower headclipping weevil, sunflower beetle, sunflower maggot, wireworm, grasshopper, cutworm, sugarbeet webworm, ragweed plant bug, woolybear and painted.lady caterpillar have caused occasional damage to sunflower. Adults of insect pests of other crops (such as corn rootworm beetle and blister beetle) can be found as pollen feeders on sunflower heads, but usually cause little injury. Table 4: Common Insects in Sunflower Sunflower moth Eggs are laid at flowering and hatch in 1 week. Larva Homoeosoma electellum have dark bands running length of body. Feeds on floral
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