Difference between revisions of "Pest control"

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Topic in Gardening courses. By John Eagles.

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A welcome guest in the greenhouse: a ladybird on an eggplant eating away the greenflies
Grasshopper in my greenhouse. To keep them in check i remove them whenever i see them.
Larva of colorado potato beetle on potato leaf
Greenfly on potato leaf
I erected a high pole near my garden to attract buzzards. They accepted the invitation and this buzzard is visiting each day and catches many voles that had become a pest eating the roots of many of my vegetables.

Arvicolinae "The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. " - Wikipedia
Biological pest control "Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms." - Wikipedia
Fungal databases Agricultural Research Service of US Department of Agriculture
Pests & Diseases Section of organic gardening course
Species Fungorum Search Species Fungorum

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+== General preventive and curative measures against plant diseases ==
+* Spray compost tea with good microorganisms
+* Spray lava dust
+* Make sure your soil is fertile and healthy
+* Only grow species that are resistant against the diseases that may effect them.
 == Fungi ==