Several types of EIA tests exist. 1  Validated and FDA-approved EIAs include âELISAâ (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and âELFAâ (enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay). Lyme disease testing measures a person's antibody (or immune response) to the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) is a parasitic plant that can help to restrict grass growth. It can be oversown into an existing grass area, and it will start to feed off the plant roots, meaning that the grasses become less dominant, allowing wildflowers to establish more easily.ellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) is a parasitic plant that can help to restrict grass growth. It can be oversown into an existing grass area, and it will start to feed off the plant roots, meaning that the grasses become less dominant, allowing wildflowers to establish more easily.
The loveliest of the California natives is showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa). Its carnation-scented blossoms are two-tiered: Five-fingered pink coronas are backed by petals that blush a rosy mauve. Velvety leaves glow in soft light.hubby, zebra-striped monarch caterpillars gorge themselves on the plants' milky alkaloid sap, which makes them poisonous to birds. The question for many isn't whether to grow milkweed, but how -- and which kind.