Natural Pest Control: Safe Natural Methods For Controling Garden Pests.

Natural Pest Control

Garden pests such as cockroaches, spiders, and rodents and garden pest such as weeds, insects, and arthropods can be frustrating to home and business owners.

Synthetically made pesticides have been used to control most of the pests since the early 1900s.

The pesticides were used in people’s homes, place of business, manufacturing plants and in hospitals. Pesticides have also used in the agricultural setting.

The result of these synthetic chemicals has been significant. According to the USEPA, the pesticides have had a significant undesirable impact on the environment. Pesticides have been showing up in the food.

This eventually led to the pesticides showing up in humans. It has become necessary to return to natural pest control methods.

Synthetic Pesticides

Pesticides in the food chain, starting in the soil working its way up the different food levels eventually end up in humans.

The pesticides are notoriously known to contribute to a host of diseases. The health effects range from simple allergic reactions to different forms of cancer.

The synthetic pesticides tend hang around for a while as they environmentally stable. Pests also develop resistance to many different synthetic chemicals, therefore forcing manufacturers and researchers to come out with new chemicals on a regular basis.

Natural pest control systems need to be cost-effective. They also need to be able to control pests over the long term.

Previous experience teaches us that the new pest management strategies need to protect the environment and protect human health. New pest control should be natural and should serve to manage pests.

First Things First

To effectively control pests, it is important to Once the pests have been identified, learn about the pests habits; what it eats, how it finds food, and its reproductive cycle. Local extension offices can help with pest identification.

Using synthetic pesticides in the garden can harm pets and children who may play in the garden area. On a larger scale, pesticides can enter into the water supply broadening their harmful effect. Choosing natural pest control methods is beneficial.

Choose the Right Species and Soil

Planting superior plants that are resistant to diseases and pests can help keep infestations at bay.

Build the soil’s nutritional content by adding compost or other natural fertilizer. The soil should be tested to make sure pH level is adequate to grow healthy and strong plants.

Sanitation:

Keep the gardening area clean; free of debris and weeds. The debris encourages insects to flourish and possibly turn into an infestation. Mulch keeps moisture and disease off the lower leaves discouraging the spread of moisture loving pests and disease.

Attract natural predators to the garden site.These include insects such as nematodes, LadyBugs , and Praying Mantis

The insects can be ordered from gardening suppliers or attracted by planting plants that attract them.

Insect Control In Home

Start by removing all the items that attract the pests. Clean up crumbs, spilled drinks, or any other food. Rugs, mattresses, and pillows should be vacuumed on a regular basis to keep dust mite populations from growing.

Clean the areas where food, moisture, and dirt can accumulate such as areas like behind the refrigerator or next to the cooking stove.

Deterrents

Physical deterrents like setting up screens can keep many different pests out. Especially useful are screens in the crawl space to keep out small critters such as rats.

Caulking cracks can keep ants and other crawling insects out. Another deterrent strategy is to determine what natural products the pests have an aversion to. Ants for example avoid mint, cayenne, and cinnamon. Use these aromas to disrupt an ants trail.

Using Traps

Sticky Trap can be used to control different pests. Glueboards, flypaper, and Bug Zapper are among the traps used as a natural pest control method for insects. Physical traps for rodents can also be used. Pheromones can be used as the bait for these traps.

Nontoxic Natural Chemicals

Use insecticidal soap to get rid of spider mites on indoor plants is a non-toxic natural pest control method. Botanical Insecticides like pyrethrins and neem oil are safe non-toxic pest control substances. Herbs like eucalyptus and wormwood can repel pests. Diatomaceous earth is good for natural pest control. The particles of the fine powder cut the exoskeleton of the pests killing them. Back to the

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