The Bite:
It certainly doesn't seem that way. Take back your garden from pesky pests with natural methods that work without eco-unfriendly poisons.
Do slugs, squirrels and stickweed have any mercy?
03.21.2007
Submitted by idealbite on Wed, 03/21/2007 - 2:01am.
The Benefits:
- Easier on the earth. Less than 0.1% of pesticides reach the target pests, so more than 99% is left to impact the environment.
- Safer for plants - and the earthworms that sweeten your soil.
- Safer for kids and pets. There are about 110,000 human poisonings from pesticides in the US each year.
Personally Speaking:
The Ideal Bite Biter tee models' backyard dogwood tree suffered from a particularly nasty powdery mildew until neem oil saved the day.
Wanna Try:
Insects
- Organix South Neem Oil - smells funky but works like a charm on insects ($18).
- Slug-X Trap - just add beer to this trap for slugs and snails ($13).
- Bioganic Home & Garden Spray - clove, thyme and sesame oil bug repellent ($11).
- Planet Natural Copper Tape - slugs HATE copper, so try copper tape around your plants ($8).
- DIY Bite: plant plants that are known for being natural repellents. Check here for a guide.
- Solar Moler - vibrations keep moles and other pesky varmints out in a humane way ($40).
- Safety Source for Pest Management - directory of non-toxic pest control providers.
- DIY Bite: adopt a dog. They're great rodent deterrents.
- Deadeye - Jen even killed knapweed (Montana's notoriously insidious non-native invader) with this vinegar-based formula ($10).
- WOW! - made from corn gluten, releases nitrogen for your lawn after it's done killing weeds ($9).
- Naturalawn - let the pros get rid of your weeds.
- DIY Bite: pour boiling water on your walkway crack weeds, and lay fabric or newspaper over larger plots.
Cocktail Fact
UK researchers developed a robot that eats and is powered by slugs (using the bio-gas of decaying slugs), dubbed the SlugBot.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters switch to non-toxic pest control, we'll get rid of the weight of 1,424 squirrels in synthetic pesticides.
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