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Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:57 pm
by wildrose
Holes in Your Vegetables? How to Stop the Cabbage & Tomato Horn Worm Pests Organically
Spray with B.t. to deal with cabbage worms/cabbage loopers, or the dreaded tomato hornworm.
Bacillus thuringiensis fact sheet (includes list of pests killed by B.t.):
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05556.html

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:21 pm
by CrustyOldFart
How to keep Cats out of your Raised Bed and Growing Food in the Desert
Cats can be pests too!

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:26 am
by CactusHugger
Dealing With Spider Mites :thumb:
Neem oil is the trick for dealing with spider mites. This video shows it being used on a pot plant, but it works for all different kinds of plants.

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:32 am
by panamint_patty
Bug Control : Alternative Spider Mite Treatment for Plants :pac:
This is a pretty good video about dealing with spider mites. I took a look at the channel that made this video. It's called essortment and they have a lot of really useful videos. Lots of info about home and garden stuff.
VIDEO LIST: http://www.youtube.com/user/essortment/videos

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:10 am
by bug
I consider this thread to be a threat against my well-being. I fear for my personal safety!!!
:eek:

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:17 pm
by James Sel
where did my swatter go?

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:48 pm
by bug
James Sel wrote:where did my swatter go?

That's not even a little bit funny!

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:51 pm
by CoolChick
bug wrote:
James Sel wrote:where did my swatter go?

That's not even a little bit funny!

You might not be laughing, but I am!!!
:thumb:

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:58 pm
by panamint_patty
Kill Bugs With Dish Soap
If dish soap kills bugs, then wouldn't the residue be toxic to humans too? I guess I'll have to make sure that I rinse more thoroughly in the future. Maybe I'll run the rinse cycle twice on the dishwasher!
:eek:

Re: Dealing with Pests

PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:04 pm
by panamint_patty
Killing Ants with Boric Acid
Boric acid is the "silver bullet" that will kill ants and get rid of them! The recipe is like this and you need to STRICTLY follow these ratios exactly:
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Boric Acid
1 Tablespoon Water
Soak liquid into 3 cotton balls and place outdoors
(Too much boric acid and the ants will reject it. Too little boric acid and the ants won't be affected.)
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