Protek Alphathrin • 50ml | R 129.00 Kombat Ants • 100ml | R 79.00
GARDEN
and clear of garden litter . Some people advise placing table salt out to kill snails , but this can also be harmful to your soil . Rather sprinkle ash and crushed eggshell around your plants to deter the snails .
Plant more yarrow to attract parasitic wasps and hover flies , which are beneficial predators of nasty bugs .
cutworms
Eggshell is also a deterrent to cutworm – these are the thick , greyish curled worms you may find just under the soil around your veggie plants . These harmful worms eat young plants on ground level and are often the reason you may suddenly find your seedlings destroyed .
red spider mites
These nasty little insects spin webs under leaves and suck out the plant juices . They thrive in hot conditions and are a real pest to your tender vegetable plants .
Protek Alphathrin • 50ml | R 129.00 Kombat Ants • 100ml | R 79.00
Prices were correct at the time of going into print , but can change without warning at any time .
While fire ants don ’ t cause damage to your plants , they do provide a nasty sting and can make tending to your vegetable garden quite unpleasant . fruit flies
Nothing draws a crowd of fruit flies like an overripe tomato or strawberry , because decaying fruit is a fruit fly ’ s ideal egg-laying site . Once the eggs have hatched , the fruit fly grubs spend three or four days feeding on the decaying fruit before they mature into breeding adults , and the cycle begins all over again . Fruit flies in the garden are a sign that you need to clean up decaying material that may have fallen .
72 MARKtoe ! Desember 2023 / Januarie 2024