| Bugs &
Pest Control
The control of plant pests has always
been a contentious issue and we would assume that the majority
of serious growers would like to avoid the use of toxic chemicals
wherever possible. Like every other aspect of plant raising,
there have been many changes in recent years.
These have been tested and fine-tuned
by professional growers and are now becoming available to
the amateur gardener. Amongst the new technologies, the idea
of biologicial pest control must take pride of place. Like
all great concepts, it is simple yet effective and is causing
major changes to the way we do things.
Biological pest control is one of the
most exciting developments in modern horticulture and it offers
a vision of a pesticide free future when man can use nature’s
own weapons to grow his food in an uncontaminated atmosphere
and a cleaner, greener world.
Basically, biological pest control
involves the introduction of friendly creatures to combat
the ones that do the damage. These creatures are known as
predators because they feed on the pest at some stage in its
life cycle. |
