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Garden is not only a medium of crop cultivation
but also a habitat for insects to breed
and feed. Just like farms, Garden plants
were infected by some pests which include
aphids, thrips, Japanese beetles, cutworms,
cabbage borers, etc. Controlling these pests
using general pesticides will not be effective
in gardens as the condition in a garden
is different from farms. Moreover, such
pesticides make the plants vulnerable in
their growth or even end in loss. Hence
proper product is required for the pest
treatment to avoid the risks in gardens.
Most of the Gardeners are amateurish in
tackling the pests and protecting the plants
from being damaged because gardening
has been an interest or a hobby for people
lacking professionalism. Furthermore, the
technique of control varies with the pests.
Therefore, study of such pests and their
nature can provide an outline of their control.
Aphids are referred as plant lice. They
are minute, pear-shaped and soft-bodied
insect seen with different body colors particularly
feeding on the sap of plant. Aphids have
special antennae for sensing and some of
its kind posses transparent wings which
look like a cover at their back. Neem oil
can serve as the best organic product for
treatment of aphids which on spraying eradicates
their population completely and also repels
the further invasion of the insect. Alternatively
homemade garlic sprays can be used as well
for their control.
Japanese
beetles are kind of insects that feed
on the outer parts of plant. They have a
special kind of wings called elytra. They
lay eggs over the leaves of the plants and
multiply quickly feeding the leaves at initial
stages. Same Neem oil spray can effectively
control the larvae as well as the adult
beetles in the garden. Neem
oil ingested by the larvae, exterminates
it.
Thrips feed on the stems of the plant by
hiding in the crevices of the stem. Thrips
is light colored insect with fringed wings.
Thrips menace can be controlled by spraying
dormant oil. Insecticidal soap sprays can
be used for nymphs of thrips.
Author: Adam Teaser - neem
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