Garden Bugs
Do you have a Garden at home? Then you must be familiar with the garden bugs that attack your flowers, vegetables and other plants in your gardens. To prevent this from happening there are a lot of strategies mentioned in this article to solve garden pest problem. For most organic gardeners they prefer to use the traditional method of pest prevention which is the non chemical method. This method does not totally get rid of the insect damage but can only lessen it. It is mentioned that some gardeners are left with no choice when the attacks are extreme but to use chemical controls to stop the damage. Early detection can be achieved if you have a field-microscope at hand.
The best modern day advice is to plan carefully before you plant anything. Careful planning can facilitate good outcome that solving the problem without being prepared. Each gardener should learn a lot about pest and pest development before they can decide to start planting, they should put in mind that it is better to plant early because pest usually attack in the late seasons. It is also advised that when you start gardening you should know how to identify the insect pest so that you will know how to find the cure. Most insects look alike and some can’t be seen immediately so keep your field-microscope handy and start investigating and learning about pest insects.
The best approach to protect your garden to know what the good and harmful insects are. It is not advisable to immediately use insecticides on the first sign of insect attack, because insecticides can kill both the good and harmful insects and when this thing happens it will just worsen your insect problems.
One of the things mentioned to protect the garden is to have a healthy soil so that the plants will grow healthy and will be able to survive diseases as well as insects. You can check if your soil is healthy by using field-microscope. If you don’t know how to do this you can ask the help of the soil expert and they only charge minimal fee. Another technique mentioned was the companion planting strategy, this practice is used by some gardeners to repel the insects that is attacking their gardens. The best repellent to be planted is the garlic since it has proven to scare the beetles, aphids, weevils, spiders and mites.
Aside from the repellent mentioned, crop rotation among gardens can also be effective. If you plant a variety of vegetables and fruits on different parts of your garden the pest attack can be lessened. This is one smart move for the purpose that when the pest attack on the other plant and move to another which is located away from the other plant, the insect would most likely not survive the transit. This strategy will also help the soil to regenerate for the next batch of vegetables to be planted. This can also be the same as what they call diversified planting.
Again, having some pest management knowledge will help you in planting trap plants. Since you are aware what the host preferences of certain insects, you will know what to do next. Once you plant trap plants away from the plants that you don’t want to be infested, watch carefully and once the attack starts pour in some soapy water or some non chemical procedure. Aside from the plant traps you can also make your own traps and barriers to capture the pest infesting on your plants. A sticky tape is advised and should be placed near the plant. This is very effective when scented like flowers because they can attract the insects more. Mulching is also advised, this process is spreading the organic matter in the plant area around your garden. And the last one is to make the soil fertile while using the natural process to make the soil healthy and ready for planting.
