Tuesday, October 11, 2011

                                   Good Garden Bugs vs Bad Bugs
                                                        Top 10 Garden Friends

    1.    Bees – Bumble bees, honey bees  others.  They important for pollination.
    2.    Wasps - They eat aphids, mites, whiteflies, caterpillar eggs, moth larvae, beetles, corn earwigs.
    3.    Praying Mantis – these unusual looking bugs are great for controlling aphids.
    4.    Ladybugs – These “ladies” of the garden control aphids, mealy bugs and mites.
    5.    Beetles – particularly ground beetles, are fantastic for eating caterpillars, cut worms and slugs.
    6.    Spiders – They are extremely beneficial for eating a wide variety of pests.
    7.    Green Lacewings – Consume aphids, mites and a variety of pest eggs.
    8.    Earthworms – provide nutrients, aerating the soil and controlling  PH
    9.    Butterflies -pollinators
   10.   Goldenrod soldier beetle -Great pollinators

THE ENEMY

Aphid, Woolly Aphids
Cucumber beetles
Chinese stink bugs /squash bugs 
Big Bud Mite
Large Cabbage
White Caterpilar    
Small Cabbage

Gooseberry Sawfly
Aquilegia Sawfly
Bullfinch   
Cockchafer Grub    
Carrot Fly Grub
Leatherjacket    
Leaf Beetle    
Midge Larva    
Moth Larvae
Flatworm         
Red Lily Beetle    
Pea Beetle     Rabbit    
Slug     Snail
Scale Insect
Wireworm    
Wood-pigeon    
Vine Weevil

I use this websites to identify bugs and plants http://davesgarden.com/
http://doctorgreenfingers.zymichost.com/pests.html

Here's a organic natural spray from this website (slightly changed by me because I got small children) http://www.heirloom-organics.com/guide/naturalpesticide.html
                                             
                                                      Garlic Fire Spray
Garlic fire spray is the stuff of legend. There are many recipes, but they consist of some or all of the following: garlic, chilli peppers, soap, vegetable or(neem)oil, and water.
  • 2-3 garlic bulbs (about 6-10 cloves per bulb)
  • 6 large or 12 smaller hot chilli peppers (any variety will do, or if unavailable try 1-2 tablespoon hot chilli powder)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 squirts of liquid vegetable soup (approximately 1 dessertspoonful)
  • 7 cups water. (Use about 2-3 cups in the blender, and top up with the rest later)
Put the whole lot into a blender and blend well, then strain through muslin, a coffee filter.. Pour what you need into a spray bottle for use and keep the rest in jars with lids on in a cupboard or on a shelf somewhere, well labeled.
Experiment with it if necessary and check for results or any damage to young plants. If it fixes the problem and your plants are happy, you've got the perfect mix, but if there's still a few biggie pests, , then lower the water dilution rate or change the ingredient quantities slightly.
Lovely garlicky, pongy stuff, but the smell dissipates quickly once it's been sprayed around. This garlic fire mixture needs to be re-sprayed frequently, such as after rain and dew. It's best to spray every few days until there's no sign of pests, then about every week to 10 days for any eggs or larvae that may have hatched out.
Uses for this natural garden pest control are unlimited. Because it has oil and soap in it, it sticks to plants as well as suffocating pests such as scale and mealy bug. It will kill ants, aphids, caterpillars, grubs, bugs and just about anything small. SO BE VERY SELECTIVE — MIND THE LADYBUGS, LACEWINGS, BEES AND OTHER BENEFICIAL FRIENDS.


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