Naturally grown foods should not contain any harmful chemicals or residue from pesticides. However, insects and pests are a real challenge for farmers! For any type of pest, you can think of, you might also find a suitable natural solution that is not harmful to the planet. Many of the natural solutions for pests depend on ecological balance and the actions of other plants and animals so you have to be very conscious of how you choose to combat the pest. Think of the most nature-friendly methods of pest control, that are also cost-effective, reliable and most importantly, environmentally friendly. Interested? We will show you several ways you can get rid of pests from your backyard home garden without using any harmful chemicals, and achieve great results without damaging the environment.
Natural Pest Control Methods:
Here we will discuss a few of the natural organic methods of pest control techniques that you might find interesting.
1. Floating Row Covers:
You can use a porous polyester fabric to cover your crops to create a natural barrier for bugs. floating row cover can let most of the air and sunlight in but can keep insects out. Pests controlled: Row covers are especially useful against cabbage moths (imported cabbage worms).
2. Sticky Traps:
Sticky traps are very effective against insects. They are coated with a sticky substance for capturing bugs. Some color coated materials can be used to attract a specific type of insect. You can use a trap every 3-5 feet and get amazing results ageist male winged scales, whiteflies, fruit flies, leafhoppers, fungus gnats, and midges.
3. Organic Insect Prevention:
There are ways to discourage insects from coming to your garden and prevent them from damaging your crops. The best way to keep the pests away from your garden is to keep your garden healthy. Here are a few things you can do to improve the health of your garden:
- Build a healthy organic soil: Build healthy organic soil with compost.
- Pull out weak plants and weed: Weak plants may already be infected. Remove any unhealthy plants and weed from your garden to avoid any insects from wanting to get near them.
- Seaweed Mulch: Seaweed mulch contains trace elements like zinc, iron, barium, calcium, sulfur, and magnesium, which promote healthy development in plants.
- Disinfect: Clean your tools, containers, and garden. This promotes the health of your plants and keeps pests at bay.
- Interplant & Rotate Plants: Rotating plants and interpolating will discourage plant-specific insects and pests.
- Beneficial Insects: Beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, etc. are effective against harmful pests like leaf-eating caterpillars, aphids, mites, whiteflies, and scale.
Hope you’ve found these techniques useful. Implement them in your own garden this spring and see the results. If you liked this article, please put down your thoughts in the comment box below. Also, don’t forget to add your own organic pet control method.
P.S: To find out more about organic and natural farming methods, visit our EAT Community sites. You’ll find hours of instructional videos and information to help you improve your life! Source: Nourish the Planet
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- Sustainable Pest Control Methods For Agriculture And Farming
- 5 Tips for Building an Organic Vegetable Garden in Your Backyard
- 5 Disease-Fighting Vegetables you can Grow in your Backyard Garden
- EAT Community
Common Garden Pests
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I find these organic methods of pest control techniques very useful. These are great ways to ward off unfriendly insects and other home and garden pests.
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I find these organic methods of pest control techniques very useful. These are great ways to ward off unfriendly insects and other home and garden pests.
Thank you
There are various pest control methods to choose from. Listed above are some of the nature-friendly methods. Just make sure that the pests are correctly identified to know what method will work to eliminate them. However, if you’re having a hard time or you need to terminate them immediately and completely, it’s best to call the experts.
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I love your tips for pest control! I really hate the idea of using any kind of chemicals to keep bugs away so this is great. Does the frost blanket only work for kale and broccoli or can it be used over tomato plants or lettuce as well?
It will work for a wide variety of crops
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