Organic Pest Control – Is It Worth It?You’ve got some bugs in your garden – what crop you’ve gotten has insect damage. Or some birds that won’t leave your tomato plants alone. Or deer that have discovered how sweet your roses taste. What can you do?What The Masses Do For Pest Control“Organic” is a word that the vast majority of people doesn’t think about much – though they should. Instead, they spray chemicals on their gardens to kill the aphids, whitefly, and other “nasty” bugs – not knowing they’re also killing the good bugs (like praying mantis, and...
Organic Pest Control In Your GardenIf you want to use methods of organic pest control in your garden, good for you! That’s a wonderful choice – very environmentally friendly and responsible.Why Worry? Pests, whether they are insects, birds, or other animals, can do a lot of damage to a garden. Depending on the type of pest, they can eat the crop (remember Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor’s garden? Did we really root for the rabbit?), suck the juices (aphids to this with little straw-shaped mouthparts), and stunt the growth of our plants. Many seemingly responsible people use chemical...
Choosing A Method Of Organic Pest ControlYou love your garden! Your roses are gorgeous! Your vegetables are prolific – you harvest a lot every year. But things could be better. Maybe you’ve been using chemical pest control methods, not organic. And so you’ve had to be extra careful where you’ve sprayed that high-powered bug juice, and kept the dog and cat indoors until you think it might be safe again for them to be in the garden. And then you’ve had to carefully wash every bit of produce, so that you didn’t ingest pesticides yourself. And you probably...
Achieving Organic Pest Control For Your PlantsAs a gardener, whether you grow fruits and vegetables or flowers – or some combination – you can’t have pests ruining your garden. Pests can eat your crop, suck the juices of the plant, stunt the growth, and even kill the plants you’ve spent time growing. What can you do? You can go the hard line, chemical route, where you spray chemicals on your plants and pretend there are no real negative effects. But you and I both know there has to be a better way – and there is. You can...
About the House: Organic Indoor Pest ControlThe house is not a place for pests (annoying husbands excluded). The house is a sanctuary for the family and when it is invaded by pests it can become a hell on earth. That is why pest control is essential for a good quality of life. With health concerns on the rise there is an increasing demand for organic indoor pest control. You cannot be too careful when it comes to the health and well being of your family and pets. Believe me, your best solution is a strategy of organic pest...
A Clean Earth: Organic Pest Control ManagementFor most of history we have had an us against them mentality when it come to the control of unwanted pests. It is a kind of scorched earth philosophy. Often we approach pest control like a man killing an ant with an elephant gun. To kill mosquitoes we blanket entire areas with chemicals causing serious peathing problems for elderly people and young children. To stop aphids we blanket fields with insecticides that not only kill their targeted pest, but can actually take nutrition out of the food we grow, thus harming us...
Bugs Be Gone: Organic Pest Control ServiceHaving children changes things. That first baby can make life look a lot different. You see everything through new eyes: little eyes. Now those corners on cabinets seem as sharp as knives. That floor that looked clean before now looks filthy. Light fixtures, outlets, heaters, chemicals in the home all seem more threatening. Suddenly, that which seemed innocuous is fraught with danger. Having children changes things.If you have children and are infested with pests, you know that there are two dangers involved, the disease and the cure. On the one hand, you...
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