subject: Strategies For Managing Garden Pest Control In The Philippines [print this page] If we could garden with no interference with the pests which harm vegetation, then really gardening would be an easy matter. However all the time we have to look for these types of enemies tiny in size, yet remarkable in the destruction they generate.nnYou will find a number of solutions for holding pests down. Pests may be held away by tight garden practices. Heaps of waste materials are lodging spots for the proliferation of pesky insects. I really do not believe a compost heap can do the harm, yet unkempt, uncared for locations seem to invite issues. The consistent stirring of the dirt by worms is usually an aid in keeping the land open to air and water. Several typical birds feast on insects. The sparrows, robins, chickadees, meadow larks and orioles are all good examples of birds that assist in this manner. Certain bugs feast on some other damaging pesky insects. Many kinds of ladybugs do this good deed. The ichneumon-fly can help as well. And toads usually are beneficial in the number of bugs they will ingest at one meal. The toad deserves extremely kind treatment from all of us.nnAny gardener should try to make her or his garden into a spot appealing to birds and toads. A good quality birdhouse, feed sprinkled about in early spring, a water-place, are generally invitations for birds to stay a little while in your garden. Should you want toads, fix points up for them as well. In the course of a hot summer day the toad likes to rest while in the shade. By night they are prepared to go forth to eat but not to destroy, as toads prefer live meals. Just how can someone "fix up" for toads? Well, one move to make is to prepare a retreat, noiseless, dark and moist. Some stones of good volume directly below the shade of a plant with perhaps a carpeting of moist leaves, would appear quite attractive to a toad.nnThere are two general classes of insects identified by the manner they perform their work. One type gnaws at the plant really consuming bits of it into its system. This bug contains a oral cavity fitted to do this work. Grasshoppers and caterpillars are of this sort. The other variety sucks the juices out of a vegetation. This, in some ways, is the most detrimental sort. Plant lice fit in this category, as do mosquitoes, which victimize everyone. Most of the scale insects secure themselves on vegetation, and suck out the life of the vegetation.nnNow can we battle these unwanted pests? The gnawing fellows can be killed with poison sprayed on vegetation, that they take within their bodies with the plant. Several other pests have to be attacked directly. So specific insecticides, as they're called, are sprayed on the plant to fall on the actual insect. They complete the deadly function of attacking, in some way, the body of the insect.nnSometimes we're significantly bothered with underground insects at work. Probably the worst is a flowerbed blanketed with ant hills. There are a number of natural ant killers that can be used to eliminate this problem.nnThe real key is usually to understand the tradeoff between natural techniques and chemical pest control. Chemical substances are generally fast acting, yet environmentally poisonous. Organic remedies like garlic, hot peppers, and organic preparations are effective, but ought to be reapplied frequently. Test until you discover the right ways that meet your needs and delight in your lovely garden.
