Let nature help you

By Ralph E. Mitchell For every pest, there always seems to be a pest of that pest – a predator, parasite or some type of beneficial organism – that suppresses any aforementioned pest to levels… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: December 12, 2019
By Ralph E. Mitchell For every pest, there always seems to be a pest of that pest – a predator, parasite or some type of beneficial organism – that suppresses any aforementioned pest to levels… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: allamanda, braconid wasp, cassava, caterpillar, jatropha, papaya, papaya hornworm, pest, sphinx moth
by spacemonkey
Posted: April 15, 2019
By Ralph E. Mitchell I hate pickleworms for attempting to ruin my summer squash! They slip into my zucchini, pattypan, and straight-neck squash unawares until I see the telltale hole and frass. Cut open, the squash… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: caterpillars, pattypan, pest, pickle worms, straight-neck squash, zucchini
by spacemonkey
Posted: August 24, 2018
By Ralph E. Mitchell Out in the garden there are sometimes sinister pests gobbling up large portions of precious ornamental canna leaves. What’s worse is that you cannot find the culprit at a glance. What… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: canna, canna leafrollers, fecal firing, hand-pick, pest
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