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Organically Eliminate Unwanted Garden Pests

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Organic pest control treatments in the garden are an important step towards reducing the hazards of commercially produced pesticide products. Chemical pesticides can be highly detrimental to humans, causing all sorts of diseases and health problems. The are also harmful to the air, water, soil, plants, and animals around us.

Those who adopt organic pest control treatments in their garden practice various methods of companion planting or make use of natural pest repellants. With the prolonged use of such organic treatments, you not only protect the desirable visitors to your garden like butterflies and bees, but you protect plants, humans and pets as well against unintentional harm.

When you use organic treatments such as using neem, predatory nematodes or fungal biological control agents, you greatly enhance the richness and overall health of your garden soil. Organic treatments in the form of fungi work in harmony in your garden and most significantly with your garden soil.

Fungal biological control agents take into account various factors such as the soil constitution, availability of sunlight, water availability, nutrient supply, and such. When all of these factors are available and optimal, fungal biological control agents are best able to enhance the richness of soil and offer protection against harmful and unwanted pests.