If you’re planning to spend the weekend in the garden basking in the sun, these tips will help you deal with pesky pests.
Outdoor experts from Garden Buildings Direct have revealed their guide on how to get rid of common insects like worms, bees, wasps, and mosquitos.
They can be kept at bay without causing harm to the insect and by using more natural methods.
Check out the top tips below:
Blocking their way - barriers help gardeners keep bugs out of their gardens. Consider covering shoots or growing vegetables with cardboard toilet rolls boxes.
Smells - minty smells are effective at putting off from flies and ants. Planting spearmint throughout the garden will keep pests away.
By spraying the garden with peppermint oil in diluted water, one part to five, this will also keep away wasps and hornets.
Mosquitos are most active on warm evenings, instead of using chemical-based products to repel them, crushed lavender flowers can be used.
By rubbing the mixture on areas that are particularly sensitive and susceptible to bites, the fragrance repels mosquitoes. Lavender has analgesic, antifungal, and antiseptic qualities, meaning it will also calm and soothe the skin.
Natural insecticides - natural insecticides have a botanical base, meaning they are derived from plants with insecticidal properties. These are still poisonous to pests and should be used as a last hope for gardeners trying to grow crops.
Natural insecticides like pyrethrum can be sprayed on vegetables, flowers, ornamentals, and indoor plants to kill a range of pests. Insects it gets rid of includes aphids, flea beetles, flies, and spider mites.
Salts – these soft-bodied animals are widespread pests. They can cause damage throughout the year on many plants, chewing holes in leaves, stems, flowers, and bulbs. Sea salt is coarse, and throwing it on them or laying it around their entry point into the house on them will kill them instantly.
Sprays - strong smells repel some insects, but scents aren’t the only thing you can spray at pests to get them gone.
One way to get rid of ants is by mixing a vinegar and water solution, 50/50, in a spray bottle. When sprayed directly onto ants, it will kill them.
Covering up - birds can cause problems for edible crops by removing leaves and buds. Covering plants with netting or fleece works, and peg the material into the ground. If birds are a persistent problem in your space, hanging old CDs or aluminium cans along wires to flash sunlight will scare them.
Leaving bait - this is the last resort for those with a roach problem. The hard-shelled insect are mainly nocturnal. To repel cockroaches, use borax powder.
It is commonly used in detergents, but it is one way to attract and then kill roaches when it is mixed with sugar.
Sprinkle it around the places a cockroach has been spotted - it may take a few weeks to be fully effective, so people are advised to keep it well out of the way of pets and kids.
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