what are some organic pest control treatments for my garden?

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1. yeahright says:

   June 9, 2010 at 8:46 am

   birds deal with slugs and snails. also u can pick them up by hands and put them in boiling water then just throw them away. ladybugs deal with aphids. i don’t know what cut worms are. and the best way to deal with aphids and trips other small bugs to buy a “predator” bugs – they eat those other bugs without damaging plants, if they have nothing to eat anymore they just die from starvation. u can not see them, they re incredibely small. u buy them in a paper bag, rip it open and hang it on a branch. u may ask about those bugs in your local big garden stores. they might order them for u.
2. greenfingers says:

   June 9, 2010 at 9:19 am

   Encourage the predators into your garden for a start.
   Hedgehogs. Allow them access. Make them a nice hideyhole to hibernate in. A pot (plastic or terracotta) laid on its side and filled with straw. Give them somewhere to sleep in the day as well like an undisturbed pile of logs.
   Make a pond or bog garden to encourage newts, frogs and toads. It does not have to be very big to sustain an awful lot of wildlife. Put up bird boxes and feed the birds.
   Put up bat boxes to encourage bats to your garden. They eat the moths that lay the eggs that turn into cutworms.
   While waiting for all that wildlife to arrive stop using any pesticides/herbicides and find friendly alternatives. There are slug pellets on the market now that are completely organic.
   http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=61_179&products_id=1821
   Aphids can be sprayed off with a hose set on high pressure but if you have stopped using nasty sprays in your garden then the ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies should start turning up. They will soon devour all flies. Black, white and green. Learn to recognise egg, larval and adult stage of your predators so you do not kill the wrong thing by mistake.
   http://www.turning-earth.co.uk/ladybirds.htm
   http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/hvfly.htm
   Buy your predators if you are too impatient for them to turn up.
   http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=61_183&osCsid=37fad549f649878443b40b4bc6c716c9
   Do not freak out at wasps in your garden. Try to live with them as long as their nest is not too nearby. They have a voracious appetite for flies,caterpillars and ants.
   If you see a pest do not grab the nearest spray just squish it. If you are squeamish put a glove on.
   There are many products on the market now that are organic and will reduce the numbers of most common pests but if you work WITH nature you should find that even these become redundant.
3. lysa d says:

   June 9, 2010 at 9:57 am

   You can also use a little dish of beer (something with a small edge to it– like 1/2 inch)to trap and kill the slugs. Leave it out at night and you will find the slugs drowned in the beer in the morning!

   There are also good home-made garlic/pepper sprays you can try to combat the aphids and other bugs. You can find these recipes on rodales website and other organic gardening websites.

   Happy Gardening!
   An Organic Garden is a Healthy Garden! ; )