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Safe Pest Control Tips

Pest control must be done with utmost consideration for the  safety of the herb garden plants, animals and humans. This holds especially true for those with  organic gardens,  as the main purpose of growing vegetables organically will be defeated if they become tainted with pest control chemicals.

Below are a few long-term maintenance tips to make pest control less damaging and more environmentally friendly.

1. Use the physical pest control process.
This may be accomplished through picking grubs off by hand, creating barriers and traps and plugging holes. Snails are found hiding in damp places under rocks and towards the base of those herb garden plants with straplike foliage.

2. Apply biological pest control.
Encourage predatory insects such as green lacewings and dragonflies to feed on aphids and other pests that attack your plants. This can be done by placing a shallow bowl of water in the garden. Dragonflies especially will hover around water. Bacterial insecticides are also be employed against caterpillars.

3. Only as a last resort should we turn to chemical pest control.
Organic pest control methods can be successful and the ingredients for most of the recipes are available in the kitchen cupboards. If chemical sprays are really necessary, try and find the safest. These include insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils and tobacco  dust.

4. Consider the usage of safer pest control substitutes.
Recipes for alternative pest control include the following:

• Against Green Aphids and Mites – Mix 1 tablespoon of liquid soap and a cup of vegetable oil. Dilute a teaspoon of this solution in a cup of water and spray on aphids and mites.
• Against Cockroaches – boric acid powder can be applied to cracks or entry points of these insects. Bay leaves on pantry shelves could also help diswcourage these intruders.

Make sure any chemicals you use are targeted specifically at the insects you are targeting.

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