Tag: bug control
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Homemade Fruit Fly Traps
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 a layer of newspaper to reduce the infestation. So, this year I decided to try making homemade traps. I asked…
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BadCritter: White Cabbage Butterfly
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. I squish them and their caterpillars, turning them back into the soil. Species: Pieris rapae Identification: Adult: Eggs: Caterpillar: Damage:…
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PK Reviews: Nylex Heavy Duty 5L Shoulder Sprayer
The Nylex 5L and 8L Shoulder Sprayer range is perfect for people with kitchen gardens, even large ones. I am reviewing several of the Nylex Sprayer range and I started with their Nylex 1.5L 360° Sprayer. Please see the other Nylex reviews here. Today I am reviewing the heavy duty cousin of the Nylex 5l…
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Pyrethrum Natural Insecticide
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 do. 🙂 My main target critter is aphids and caterpillars but it also controls thrips and whitefly. Why do I…
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Dipel Caterpillar Control
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 the pyrethrum spray, Dipel has a place in my garden shed from now on. It comes in a powdered form and is…
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BadCritters: Aphids
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: One of the many in the aphid superfamiy Aphidoidea. Identification: Damage: Aphids suck the goodness out of the plants and…
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BadCritters: Small Pointed Snail
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 his friends will like all of your leafy green edibles. Shame they are so cute but they are my radishes…
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BadCritters: Tiger Moth Caterpillar
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 plants and after its photo shoot it got dispatched 🙂 . Bit of a shame as they are amazing to…
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Nylex 5L Shoulder Sprayer: PK Reviews
The Nylex 5L and 8L Shoulder Sprayers are perfect for people with kitchen gardens, even large ones. I am reviewing several of the Nylex Sprayer range and I started with their Nylex 1.5L 360° Sprayer. Please see the other Nylex reviews here. In short I couldn’t be more pleased with my 5L Shoulder Sprayer and…
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PK Reviews: Nylex 5L Shoulder Sprayer
The Nylex 5L and 8L Shoulder Sprayers are perfect for people with kitchen gardens, even large ones. I am reviewing several of the Nylex Sprayer range and I started with their Nylex 1.5L 360° Sprayer. Please see the other Nylex reviews here. In short I couldn’t be more pleased with my 5L Shoulder Sprayer and…
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