Difference between revisions of "Pest control"

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Spray compost tea with good microorganisms
Spray lava dust over plants and soil
Make sure your soil is fertile and healthy. Use the best quality compost that doesn't carry diseases.
Only grow species that are resistant against the diseases that may effect them.

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
+* Spray lava dust over plants and soil
-* Make sure your soil is fertile and healthy
+* Make sure your soil is fertile and healthy. Use the best quality compost that doesn't carry diseases.
 * Only grow species that are resistant against the diseases that may effect them.