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keeping insects out
Dave Smith wrote:
> wrote:
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> > hi my name is maria, and i would like to join your group i have a
> > question if anyone can help me. How do you keep insects out of your
> > garden naturally.
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> Look up some sites on organic gardening and pest control. There are a
> number of different methods. One is to use other insects to eat the
pests.
> For instance, some wasps eat certain caterpillars. Ladybugs eat aphids.
> Japanese beetles can be trapped by using scent attractants. Some manually
> kill a number of insects and then pulverize the corpses and spray them on
> the plants in order to foster bug killing disease. Grubs can be
controlled
> by spreading gritty substances around the bases of the plants, or by
> setting out bowls with beer that they drink and then drown in.
Blowing tobacco smoke at pesky bugs also helps...
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Best
Greg
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