

Control insect pests without pesticides
Non-Spay based insect control methods for the garden Sticky yellow or blue cards Insects are attracted to yellow and blue as these bright...
GardenMaestro
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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Whitefly
Common name: Whitefly Classification: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Species: Several Physical description Adult stage: Small flies are...
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Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Thrips
Common name: Thrips Order: Thysanoptera Physical description Thrips are small black or grey-winged or wingless insects under 2mm in size...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Rhinoceros Beetle
Common name: Rhinoceros Beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Dynastinae Physical description There are a number of...
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Jan 29, 20233 min read
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Why insects attack your plants
Ever wonder why insects attack or infest your plants, or why they attack certain plants and not others? Food Amongst other elements and...
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Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Red Spider Mites
Common name: Red Spider Mite Family: Tetranychidae Physical description Red Spider is a mite, and not an insect and generally speaking...
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Jan 21, 20233 min read
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Scale Insects
Common name: Scale/ Soft bodied scale/ Hard bodied scale Super Family: Coccoidea Physical description Scale insects are small sap-sucking...
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Jan 21, 20233 min read
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Leaf Miner
Common name: Leaf Miner Classification: Insecta, various species Physical description Adult stage: Small flies are between 1.5 and 2mm...
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Jan 21, 20233 min read
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Aphids/ Plant Lice
Common name: Aphid/ Plant Lice Classification: Superfamily: Aphidoidea Physical description Aphids are small soft-bodied, sap-sucking...
GardenMaestro
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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Mealy Bugs
Common name: Mealy Bug Family: Pseudococcidae (un-armored scale insects) Physical description Small soft-bodied, sap-sucking insects. The...
GardenMaestro
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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