Control Your Pests.
Most gardeners find that a good offense is
better than a good defense.
.As soon as you plant your first seeds,
you need to take measures to control your pests.It is sometimes difficult to decide, when you should
step in with pest control, as many times it
involves using lots of chemicals.Ask yourself the following questions;
Do you spray before you see any bugs?
If you see a bug, do you rush to spray the entire garden?
Do you check every plant, when you find one?
Do you think that nearly all bugs in your garden are bad?
If you found yourself answering yes, to most of these questions
you really need to rethink your actions.95% of bugs found in your garden are beneficial.
Only spot treat your plants having pests.
Water is one of the best weapons against pests.
Given time, the beneficial pests will do a good job
of controlling pest insects.
Make sure your plants are healthy and vigorous.Know your enemy .
If you have bugs in your garden ( and who doesn’t!)
find out what they are. This also holds true for
plant diseases.You could check it out at your local nursery, or there
are many good books available, that will offer insect
identification.After your research, you may find that the bugs in your
garden, are doing no harm at all!.
This little guy in the garden is negelecting
his duties, he is supposed to be chasing
flies!
After having done all the research you can, you may
find that the pests in your garden, are not ones you want to take
up residence, so here are a few suggestions;Select a pest control measure that targets the pest. This means
using the insect’s own biology against it ,as an insect cannot
become resistant to it’s own biology, so you will win this battle
every time.If you are targeting ants, then use a bait that the ant will carry
back to its nest and feed to it’s young. Although this wont kill
them right away, the nest will disappear in a week or two.I find that no sooner do I get one insect eradicated, when another
pops up!It is always wise to encourage beneficial, natural controls.
Use plants that have many small flowers packed tightly
together to attract beneficial insects.
Use bird feeders to attract insect- eating birds.Remember, to attract and keep the good insects in your
garden, do not use pesticides.
It is also a good idea to have fresh water on hand,
both for birds and also for other pest eating creatures.meet you on the garden path.
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