While the sight of aphid or mealybug mummies may initially cause concern, it is important to resist the urge to remove them.
Category: Organic Pest and Disease Control
Avoiding the use of harsh chemical pesticides isn’t the only organic pest and disease control. Although that is the desired result, organic pest and disease control involve creating a healthy and balanced vegetable garden. A healthy vegetable garden is able to sustain itself and maintain control over all of its different parts, including pests and diseases.
Encouraging frogs and toads to your garden for natural pest control
Frogs are great at natural pest control. There are a few simple things you can do to make your garden more attractive for frogs
Organic pest control is much more than not using harsh chemicals
A holistic view of what organic pest control really is and how to properly implement organic pest control in your vegetable garden.
How to use garlic to safely and efficiently control garden pests
Garlic is commonly found around the kitchen but is highly effective in controlling garden pests. Using garlic for pest control is easy and very safe.
Ants in the vegetable garden: good or bad?
Ants are usually regarded as pests but they do quite a bit of good in vegetable gardens and outdoor areas, and only rarely need to be controlled.
Biodiversity is the key to a healthy and productive vegetable garden
Creating a biodiverse vegetable garden can make growing a lot of high-quality vegetables a lot easier.
Easy ways to naturally deter pests from vegetable garden
Keeping pests and diseases away from your vegetable garden can be very challenging while growing chemical-free vegetables. Increasing the natural immunity of your plants can help.
How do you get rid of spider mites on vegetable plants?
Spider mites are microscopic and barely visible but they can feed on almost all types of vegetable plants and can severely damage them