Category: Pest Control

Aphids are incredibly destructive plant pests and the bugbear of gardeners and crop growers worldwide. They are transmitters of plant disease and destroy their host plants. After infestation, the …

Wasps are fascinating and widely undervalued insects. Humans often fear them because of their ability to sting, but they are of immense ecological importance. In this article, we take …

WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL? HOW DOES THIS METHOD CONTROL INSECTS IN THE GARDEN? Instead of using chemicals, a gardener may want to use biological control, which is a method …

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT USING DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME PEST CONTROL METHODS TO GET RID OF HOME PESTS? We all know that one of the major problems that we can face when we …

IS NATURAL PEST CONTROL THE WAY TO GO? Wherever I can, I use organic or natural ways to control pests because I value my health. For years, people have …

EVERY FRUIT GROWER WILL REALIZE SOONER OR LATER THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY FRUIT ONE MUST FOLLOW A SPRAYING SCHEDULE AND KNOW WHEN TO SPRAY FRUIT …

WHAT IS SCALE, AND HOW CAN A PERSON GET RID OF SCALE THE ECOFRIENDLY WAY? If you see small, hard or soft, round or oval bumps on stems, leaves, …

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RID OF INSECTS AND/OR BUGS WHICH ARE EATING YOUR VEGETABLES AND/OR PLANTS? Santa Barbara gardener and author Kathleen Yeomans has a favorite spray which she finds …

A good natural homemade fruit tree spray is an excellent spray alternative …that can be used throughout the growing season even if you don’t yet have a problem with …