Tis the season for flying insects and unwanted critters messing with the harmony retreat you’ve created in your yard.  How do you discourage unwanted visitors from your yard?

I recently came across a lively discussion on the benefits of hanging a bag of water from your trees to discourage bugs.  If you have time to read the string of more than 120 comments ( you have too much time on your hand) you’ll get a chuckle, as I did.  Though I only read about 1/3 of the comments. 

However, seriously - what do you use to keep the bugs at bay?

Harry Kipper has written an article entitled How to Defend a Garden from Pests that offers a variety of tips for reducing the number of pests in your yard.  I like the fact that he offers organic solutions, even using the concept of “survival of the fittest” in his suggestions - using larger pests to control the smaller ones.

How do you remove the threat of pests?

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We all know about the honey bee and pollination - the age old story of the birds and the bees - right?  But there other insects that can be good for our plants?

Garden Guides has put together a reference guide that lists the beneficial insects and how you might use them to benefit your garden.

The chart lists the type of insect, which pests it eliminates and how to use them to benefit your garden.  It also suggests including plants rich in nectar such as catnip or dill as feed for the good insects!

Check it out - it’s great information. 

photo courtesy of Common Garden Pests

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