Pest Control Archives - my Garden and Greenhouse

May 10, 20220

Flies – Know Your Enemy

Brought to you by ARBICO Organics As summer is fast approaching, I thought a fly tutorial might be helpful. As you make your summer plans, you

May 5, 20220

Scales are a persistent pest that can be difficult to eradicate. They prefer woody plants and are a problem with many citrus growers with Ficus p

April 28, 20220

Insects and disease love conditions in greenhouses. The early warm air and ground temperature, plus the lack of beneficial insects, creates an artifi

April 5, 20220

Brought to you by ARBICO Organics After decades of living in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, I had never seen a golden bee until we fo

February 23, 20220

Boost this year’s harvest and reduce pest problems with less effort, while being kind to the environment. Employ row covers, chicken wire cloches and

February 9, 20220

Brought to you by ARBICO Organics As I write this, winter storms are creating misery across huge portions of the US. There’s just so much snow

January 29, 20220

Fungus gnats on a houseplant They flit across your face, hover near your houseplants, or gather by the window. Fortunately, these fungus gnats are

January 25, 20220

While examining the plants in your greenhouse, you might find a few with distorted leaves. The plants might look a little weak, possibly with yellow

January 18, 20220

Countless backyards are battlegrounds between die-hard homeowners and squirrels fighting over bird feed. Squirrels need not be an inevitable elem

December 24, 20210

Yellow Sticky Card Like all gardens, hydroponic gardens are subject to infestation by insects, pests and diseases. These insects will move into th