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Use an Organic Pesticide for Garden Pest Elimination

April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Organic & Chemical Pesticides

Garden pests can be one of the most frustrating problems to deal with. Especially when you feel like nothing you’re trying is working.

Well it’s time to scratch out what you’ve done in the pest. I’m looking at you chemical pesticide users!

Use an organic pesticide for garden pest elimination and you can say good bye to pest problems.

Learn how organic pesticides can take care of problems with:

• Aphids
• Spider Mites

Aphids

Why they are frustrating
When you think of garden pests, aphids are often one of the first pests you identify. That’s because there are aphid species that attack almost every type of plant you could grow. How annoying is that?

They get into your garden and pierce the tender parts of a plant to suck out the fluids. And when they’re done, a path of damaged plants shows their course.

Damage they can cause
Aphids are incredibly tiny pests and a small infestation is actually not a huge threat to your garden. But when the population starts to grow out of control, time to break out the organic pesticide for garden pests.

Damage from aphids may look like this:

• Curling, yellowing leaves
• Stunting of plant shoots
• Sticky honeydew substance on the plant
• Honeydew that turns black because of sooty mold fungus

Some crops and plants may even contract a virus from aphid bites.Viruses which cause the yellowing and stunted growth as well as mottling.

These crops include:

• Squashes
• Cucumbers
• Pumpkins
• Melons
• Beans
• Potatoes
• Lettuces
• Beets

With all these plants at risk, you need to take action.

What you can do to get rid of them
To prevent a huge infestation, check you plants at least twice a week during its growing season.

Look along the “upwind edge” of your garden, aphids like to attack there. Many also prefer the underside of leaves. To check plants and trees, clip off a few leaves and look underneath for aphids.

Many other insects may naturally feed on aphids and solve your problem. But if the problem is too overwhelming, these natural predators may not be doing their job.

Spray those areas where you spotted the aphids with home garden pest control products.

Spider Mites

Why they are frustrating
Spider mites are incredibly small and often cannot be seen with the naked eye.

These relatives of ticks, daddy-longlegs and scorpions will also attack a variety of plants and crops.

Damage they can cause
Mites feed of plant sap and bruise the plants cells with their small mouthparts.

Damage from spider mites look like this:

• Flecking, discoloration and scorching of leaves
• Speckled appearance of leaves with damaged areas
• Leaf loss

If you spot these symptoms, it may only be a matter of time before the plant dies from mite exposure.

Like aphids, mites feed on a variety of crops and plants.

Some of these include:

• Beans
• Eggplant
• Raspberries
• Currants
• Pear
• Many flowers and house plants

Even though all these plants are at risk, there are ways to organically deal with a mite problem. These include biological controls as well as using an organic pesticide for garden pest problems.

What you can do to get rid of them
Certain beetles and spiders actually serve as natural predators of mites. But if they are not doing enough to keep the mites out, you have other options.

First, make sure plants are adequately watered. Dry conditions can lead to mite outbreaks.

You can also spray plants with a forceful jet of water from a garden hose to destroy any mites. Also, this can disrupt any webbing where eggs are waiting to hatch.

Finally, you do have the option of using EcoSMART’s home and garden pest control products to solve your problem.

No matter how big the job seems, using an organic pesticide for garden control can give you a sense of control.

Don’t get frustrated, where there’s a will (and an organic method) there’s a way.