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  • Homemade Fruit Fly Traps

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

    It is that time of year when the fruit flies are buzzing around my compost bins and worm farms in droves. This is despite me covering the top layer of kitchen scraps in both with …

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  • BadCritter: White Cabbage Butterfly

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018

      Oh but I hate these beautiful little butterflies. They are particularly active in spring and early summer. I don’t see them in January and February in Perth and suspect it is just too hot. …

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  • Pyrethrum Natural Insecticide

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on December 9, 2017January 3, 2018

      I always try to use pyrethrum spray and Dipel over man-made insecticides.  That said, my favourite method of pest control in the garden is to squish the BadCritters or eat the vegetables before they …

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  • Dipel Caterpillar Control

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on December 9, 2017January 3, 2018

    I don’t know why it has taken me so long to use this method of controlling that most common of gardening’s BadCritters, the pesky caterpillar. Whilst I will still more often than not reach for …

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  • BadCritters: Aphids

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on September 15, 2017November 18, 2020

    These little plant suckers are often not noticed until their numbers are out of control.  Another sign is that are often seen with ants that are “herding” them for the honeydew the aphids secret. Species: …

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  • BadCritters: Common Garden Weevil

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on August 17, 2017January 3, 2018

    I actually think these little guys are cute but they still get an automatic squishing when I find them munching on my edible plants 🙂 . They leave tell tale little holes in the leaves …

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  • BadCritters: Small Pointed Snail

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on August 10, 2017

    I don’t see many examples of this very shy BadCritter in my garden but I suspect there are lots of them hidden in the leaf litter. This one was munching on some radish leaves and …

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  • BadCritters: Tiger Moth Caterpillar

    Posted by Philip Kindleysides on August 6, 2017August 8, 2017

    The caterpillar of this BadCritter will munch your salad greens just as happily as your non-edibles. Their hairy bodies have given them the nickname ‘woolly bears’. I picked the caterpillar below of my snow pea …

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