Category: Pest Control

To many people Foxes, especially the cubs, are cute and adorable creatures. To the gardener however, nothing could be further than the truth! My wife and I moved from the countryside to the city...

As any gardener will tell you, the serene-looking garden may look beautiful and peaceful – but is in fact a battle ground of epic proportions at the insect level. In fact the job (and challenge)...

There are many garden pests that have to be overcome in the process of growing your own peas, beans, and indeed many other vegetable crops. But protecting the young pea or bean seedlings from mice or...

Carrot fly larvae starts from the crown of the carrot and works its way down the root causing devastating damage to the carrot. The tiny carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae) is perhaps the biggest enemy...

The Cabbage White butterfly The scourge of vegetable gardeners is without doubt the 'Large White' butterfly ( Pieris brassicae). This is often confused with the 'Small White; butterfly which in...