In my garden I habituate no chemical , pellets , or spray . I develop intelligent stain throughcomposting , mulching , and planting to attract thebeneficial insectsthat hunting the bad bugs . Gardeners know to live with bugs and accept them for the time value that they add . If they do n’t add value , and assail our plant and our bodies , well , then they are dead to us ( literally ) . Please join me for this round - up of projects to rid your garden and dwelling house of pests , organically !
To me , have an organic garden means I accept some bugs that I do n’t want . Like the ants who raise aphid on my large-minded beans and the yellow jackets who pester me at mealtime ( because they gobble up those aphid . Ha ! Take that , ant ! ) . I embrace wanderer ( not literally ) . wanderer eat mosquitoes and I really , really hate mosquito . I ’m one of those people who those little descent - sucker LOVE . And also one of those masses whose mosquito bit swell into big , pinkish , cuckoo eggs that labour me utterly insane . My first line of products of defense against mosquito are these cheap but very effective citronella CANdles .
How to Make Citronella CANdles
For those times you may not have your ready to hand dandy standard candle with you , spritz on some of this all - raw hemipteron nebuliser .
How to Make All-Natural Bug Repellent
Yellow jacket crown can also be quite the pain in the you - know - what . They hunt your BBQ dinner party and can really ram the party . This DIY wasp yap is a tricky recycling project that pull in them in no clock time ( to their death … mwahaha ) !
How to Make a Wasp Trap from a Plastic Bottle
Fruit flies are another chafe bombilate around food for thought . This DIY yield fly ambush can be made with just a few things you belike have on hand right now .
How to Make a Super Simple Fruit Fly Trap That Works!
There are also some more set pests you may encounter in your garden like wireworm , strawberry source weevil , and the European chafer overhang .
How to Make a Wireworm Trap
How to Remove Strawberry Root Weevil Grubs
How to Combat the European Chafer Beetle
The good way to fight the pest war is to raise a goodish garden . pop with substantial plants that get enough light , alimentation , and water means that they are more capable to resist pertinacious plague plan of attack . To compass into what might be move wrong in your garden , have a look at this CSI : Horticulture position :
CSI Horticulture: Organic Control of Plant Disease
While you are at it , why not begin an army of bugs that are work for you ? It ’s easier than you think to attract the honest guys .
How to Attract Beneficial Insects
Once you ’ve get an U. S. Army , cover them well and provide those helpful insects with wintertime shelter .
How to Build a Bug Hotel
Jazz Up the Outdoors with DIY Bug Hotel Fence Art
Let ’s not forgetthe birds!Our feather friends make a great dent in the bad bug universe . So give them a fashionable home ,
Green Roof Birdhouse
Trash to Treasure Birdhouses
run them ,
DIY Wild Bird Suet Feeder
Put Backyard Birds on a Pedestal with this Flowerpot Bird Feeder
Pine Cone Bird Feeders
and give them water .
Bee a Good Garden Host: Make a Bee Bath
Gardening with Kids: Easy DIY Birdbath
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