Safe pest control tips for your garden
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Safe Pest Control Tips Pest control must be done with utmost consideration to safety; safety in terms of the plants, animals and humans. The main purpose of growing vegetables organically will be defeated if they become tainted with pest control chemicals. Here are a few long-term maintenance tips to make pest control less damaging and more Environmentally friendly. 1. Use the physical pest control process. 2. Apply biological pest control. Encourage predatory insects such as green lacewings and dragonflies to feed on aphids and other pests that attack your plants. Dragonflies especially will hover around water. 3. Only as a last resort should we turn to chemical pest control. 4. Consider the use of safer pest control substitutes.
Recipes for alternative pest control include the following: Against Green Aphids and Mites - Mix 1 tablespoon of liquid soap and a cup of vegetable oil. Dilute a teaspoon of this solution in a cup of water and spray on aphids and mites. Against Cockroaches - Dusts of boric acid can be applied to cracks or entry points of these insects. Read also in French: Agriculture biologique
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