Help for controlling garden pests using eco-friendly methods
Here are some common garden pests and organics ways to send them packing. I don't believe in using anything toxic anywhere near my family. You can also make your own sprays with a combination of soapy water, alcohol, etc. Coffee grounds and eggshells will help repel ants, snails and slugs in the soil.
Aphids Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs,Shrubs, Trees Insecticidal Soap Lady Bugs Potato Beetle Potato, Nightshade Plants including Petunias Bacillus Thuringiensis var. San Diego, Parasitic wasps (Endovum puttleri) Cutworms (Several Euxoa & Agrotis species) Early Vegetables, Flower seedlings Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki, Diatomaceous Earth European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) Corn, Beans, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes, Flowers Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki or Trichogramma nubibale when eggs are present Cabbage Worm (Pieris repae) Cabbage Handpick w/ light manifestations, Spray larvae w/ Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Leafhoppers, Vegetables, Flowers, Trees, Shrubs Insecticidal Soap, Parasitic Wasps, Rotenone
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