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Pest Control Tips

Pest   control  must be done with utmost consideration to safety; safety in terms of the plants, animals and humans. This holds especially true for those with vegetable and organic gardens. The main purpose of growing vegetables organically will be defeated if they become tainted with  pest control  chemicals. Here are a few long-term maintenance tips to make  pest   control  less damaging and more environmentally friendly. 1. Use the physical  pest   control  process. This may be accomplished through picking grubs off by hand, creating barriers and traps and plugging holes. Snails can be found hiding in damp places under rocks and towrds the base of those plants with straplike foliage. 2. Apply biological  pest   control . Encourage predatory insects such as green lacewings and dragonflies to feed on aphids and other  pest s that attack your plants. You can do this by placing a shallow bowl of water in the garden. ...