Magnolia Tree Gardening Blog

The practice of pest control and gardening has been around for longer than you might think: at least as long as common agriculture.

This industry is expanding at a phenomenal rate. In the last five years the home pest control business has increased by half, making it a $7 billion industry per year.

Remote locations have become a very a popular site for new homes. Many people have a strong desire to reside in the woods or desert. For an insect or an animal termed a ‘pest’ it is you who is the intruder into their habitat and not vice versa. They only become pests because they come into YOUR home.

What is pest control and horticulture all about?

Simply put it means the reduction or eradication of pests. Whereas structural home pest control is the control of household pests and wood-destroying pests and organisms or such other pests which may invade households or structures, gardening and insect pest control tends to be the control of pests that are affecting your plants, lawn and/or soil. Although infestation of the house can be a problem it is predominantly the garden that should be worried about.

To help promote good health and prosperity, garden and pest control is much needed. The problem is often overlooked until pests get out of control and the damage is severe. There are numerous things you can do to efficiently correct the issue.

What do you need to do to get rid of the pests in the Garden?

Many people see gardening and home pest control as a do-it-yourself job. True, but it’s not the whole story. Determining the best pest control for your garden is much like getting a doctor’s diagnosis, you need to know what is causing the problem, what to use to eliminate the pest and how to prevent further injury. Polls indicated that too many people feel they know what they’re doing when they don’t, and that they don’t need to read or follow the instructions on the can.

As a result, insecticide will be applied in too high a concentration, which may be dangerous for you or your houseguests. Although other types of pest control are available, it is still most common to use chemical types of control and so this is what is being specifically referenced here. Persistent use of chemicals has had a detrimental effect on the environment and this has led, at the close of the past century, to a renewed interest in more traditional methods of pest control.

For those who don’t do DIY gardening and pest control, there is the option of monthly visits from your local pest control company. If you have your house pest controlled on a monthly basis this means that problems will be detected as early as possible. One drawback to having monthly pest control is that homeowners insist that the PCOs give a monthly chemical treatment whether there is pest problem present or not .

The facts of pesticide use in the home and garden are very surprising:

1 Pesticides amounting to 67 million pounds are used on lawns each year.

2. Agricultural acreage consumes far less pesticide than suburban lawns do.

Think before you spray a pesticide. There are are insects which are a help in keeping the pests in check and the fear is you may kill them. This means you will have to spray more in the future. Also, insects benefit your garden by pollinating your plants, helping them grow and propagate. The use of carbaryl, diazinon, and malathion insect killers is not recommended. These provide only temporary pest control and are likely to kill more of the natural enemies than the pests. If pest control results in the eridication of enemies then, ironically, pest numbers may increase and become even more of a problem than previously.

Consumers don’t realize the dangers:

1 Pesticides are easily tracked indoors, an EPA study found 23 pesticides in dust and air inside homes.

2. The US Geological Survey finds a large variety of chemical gardening products,  especially weed killers, in bodies of water near population centers, leaving no doubt that chemical products are harmful to the environment.

It’s shocking to some people who feel we cannot live without these pest control methods.

Gardening and Natural Home Pest Control

The secret to gardening and pest control is to get the perfect balance of organisms in your yard. Natural pest control is less expensive than buying and applying pesticides, and it’s safer for your garden, natural wildlife and the environment.

Here are some tips for controlling pests in your garden:

1 Things you could try include traps, barries and row covers.

2. Maintain several varieties of plants as bugs that wage battle against pests thrive well in a garden that provide these friendly insects the nectar and pollen all through the seasons. 

3 You can keep pests from damaging your plants by preventing them getting to the plants in the first place. When the number of pests is small, you can often get rid of the problem by simply taking them somewhere else.

In summary, a lot of folks are in the same boat.
Pest controls are also being needed by thousands of people and hopefully this helps.