Nov
23
Organic Gardening Pest Control - Some Insects Can Help You
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Pests are harmful insects which are detrimental to the growth of plants. To have a healthy and prosperous organic garden, one must adopt various ways to eliminate these pests. However, using pesticides can defeat the whole purpose of organic gardening. Pesticides are harmful chemicals which are likely to enter our system through the vegetables and fruits we cultivate. Besides, pesticides can kill even those helpful insects that help in getting rid of harmful pests. There are many insects which are natural predators of pests and can be used extensively for organic gardening pest control.

Green lacewing larvae are great enemies of some of the soft bodied pests called aphids. These larvae also feed on mites and eggs of the pest insects. These larvae thrive in humid conditions. Mealy bug, a pest found in greenhouses, spider mites, whiteflies, moths and tobacco budworm are other pests that fall prey to the lacewing larvae. These larvae should be deployed at least 4 times, with a gap of two weeks, to make use of their entire life cycle.