Understanding what cockroaches eat can help us to control them. The search for food drives much of the behavior seen in cockroaches. While they can go a long time without food if they need to, that doesn’t stop them from spending most of their time searching for food and eating. Cockroaches are known to infest…
Ants are fascinating little creatures with complex social structures. If you’re a lover of all living creatures, large or small, an ant infestation in your home gives you a real dilemma. While you don’t want to share your home with thousands of ants, killing them by any means seems cruel. The good news is, there…
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 that allows one to control insects and diseases with natural predators. Many organic gardeners believe that a landscape is more sustainable and healthier when there is more…
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 own a house are the pests that may be lurking on the insides of our walls. And even though we try all we can to keep…
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 been using chemicals to control pests in homes and gardens. The unfortunate part of using chemicals is that the chemical kills not only the pests but…
NON-TOXIC SLUG CONTROL CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE, …especially if you have pets or young children and you don’t want to use poisonous slug/snail pellets. Therefore to salvage your plants, you might want to use one (or more) of these 17 non-toxic slug control methods to immediately control or kill these slugs (or snails). Garden slugs and snails love tender-leaved plants — any plants:…
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 TREES According to my gardening books, professional growers spray fruit trees at every stage: dormant, green tip, 1/2 inch green, pink blooms beginning, full bloom, after…
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, or fruit, you are probably looking at an adult female hiding under a hard shell and sucking the sap out of your plant. It can be…
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 most helpful for any insects bothering her plants. She said that this homemade salsa which is just a little stronger than the salsa you eat can…
A good natural homemade fruit tree spray is an excellent spray alternative The spray can be used throughout the growing season even if you don’t yet have a problem with insects or fungi. It’s easier to keep your plants disease-free than to try to cure them once they’re infected, and this is where a fruit…
TO GET RID OF GRASSHOPPERS THE ECO-FRIENDLY WAY, YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF AT LEAST THREE METHODS A first method which can be used to get rid of grasshoppers the eco-friendly way is to keep ducks or chicken or even turkey and allow them to run around your farm freely before you plant your garden in order to…
WHAT IS LAWN GRUB OR WHITE GRUB? WHAT NATURAL TREATMENT CAN BE USED TO CONTROL LAWN GRUB AND STILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL GREEN LAWN? Every lawn owner hates the term “White grub in the lawn” for they know that if left untreated, the lawn grub/white grub will destroy every blade of grass and the owner will end up with no lawn….
IF ROSES ARE YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER, THEN, LIKE ME, YOU’VE PROBABLY WONDERED, “HOW CAN I GET RID OF BLACKSPOT ON ROSES THE EASY WAY?“ Because blackspot on roses can certainly ruin the looks of a beautiful rose shrub in very little time, I would cringe when I would see those black spots first appearing on…
WHAT IS PEACH LEAF CURL, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Ivan asked the following question:“Every year my peach trees are suffering from leaf curl, and it seems to be getting worse every year. Does this recipe help with peach leaf curl and are there specific times of the year I should spray my…
AN EXCELLENT ORGANIC APHID CONTROL METHOD THAT CAN DO THE JOB OF KILLING APHIDS QUICKLY IS THE CITRUS HOMEMADE INSECTICIDAL SPRAY It’s true that aphids are quite small and so difficult to get rid of. However, this citrus homemade insecticidal spray kills the aphids and even deters the ants which colonize the aphids for their honeydew. CAUTION: Before I begin…
APHID CONTROL CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK, A TASK WHICH MOST GARDENERS HAVE DEALT WITH AT SOME POINT, BUT IT CAN BE DONE Getting rid of aphids, those tiny creatures who love to suck the juice out of growing tips and leaves on your roses or other tender plants and ruin your flower gardening efforts,…
GARLIC SPRAY SEEMS TO HAVE A DETERRING EFFECT ON A WIDE RANGE OF INSECTS, SO YOU MAY WANT TO TRY THIS HOMEMADE GARLIC SPRAY TO GET RID OF APHIDS OR EVEN ANTS Since garlic has such a strong smell, it confuses insects in search of their favourite plants, so this spray works best before plant infestation. So…
Recently a reader was having difficulty getting rid of fire ants and wanted to know if I had a solution. He said he had tried Diatomaceous Earth red and white, hot water, saltwater and straight vinegar. Nothing seemed to work, and now the fire ants were nesting in their orchard! To hopefully give him an…
Let’s talk about ants. These tiny little insects can cause quite a problem when there’s an infestation. We’ve all experienced these uninvited guests at a picnic. Imagine an ant infestation in your car, though. It’s not only inconvenient; an infestation in a vehicle is also quite dangerous. Imagine driving on the freeway feeling that tickle…
