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Wormwood extract
Garlic extract
Onion extract
Chive extract
You can even enlist weeds in the fi ght. Try boil-
ing stinging nettles for twenty minutes, allowing the
mixture to sit for a day, and then using the liquid as a
garden spray.
Let’s get
growing
naturally
Benefi cial Insects: Fighting Fire with Fire
Often the best weapons against harmful insects
are other insects that have evolved to prey on them.
These predators are inexpensive and readily avail-
able from biological supply shops. Always make sure
that the species you are using are native to your area
before allowing them into your garden. Your local
garden shop or other online suppliers will be able to
help you fi gure this out.
Ladybugs
These beetles are widely known for eating
aphids, but are equally effective against mites and
scales.
Green Lacewings
Adults are fond of aphids, but their larvae are
even more voracious, preying on a wide variety of
other pests.
Praying Mantis
One of the most successful and effective preda-
tors in the animal kingdom, there are few pests that
the praying mantis won’t eat.
Whether you fi nd yourself employing all of these
measures, or just one, nature has its own means of
dealing with chewing caterpillars, weevils, aphids
and other garden pests. By relying on these natural
methods, you will always have access to inexpensive,
organic alternatives to artifi cial poisons. GG
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Eric Lancaster is Executive Vice President of TeraGanix,
Inc., the exclusive North America distributor of the Original
Effective Microorganisms® and EM® Bokashi products. You
can visit their website at TeraGanix.com.
www.GardenandGreenhouse.net
September 2018