How to get rid of bugs in my veggie beds
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I began weeding and tilling my veggie garden to prep it for planting. I discovered that an ant hill as well as a large amount of rolly-polly bugs have moved in. Any thoughts on a natural pesticide?
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You can spray a horticultural oil in your garden that will aid in the removal of insects and is very safe.Repeated applications may be necessary.
Janet Pizaro
on May 02, 2016
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When I plant my garden I always plant marigolds in between the plants. This has helped with bugs staying out of the garden when it is growing. This will also help to keep eggs from being laid for a future infestation.
Psi dors
on May 02, 2016
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I've had luck pouring boiling water on ant hills.
MN Mom
on May 02, 2016
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We have pavers on our walk and driveway and the small Argentine (Sugar) Ants have piled dirt from below the pavers onto the top. Not a good situation. Saw this recommendation elsewhere on HomeTalk and it actually worked... Mix equal parts of Powdered Sugar and Baking Soda and spread over the mound. The sugar attracts them but they can't digest the baking soda. And it shouldn't adversely affect the soil chemistry. My particular ants have either died or since moved on. BTW... while living in the South, bugs would sometimes attack the veggies we had planted, usually hiding under the bottoms of the leaves. One trick we used was to place Aluminum Foil on the ground under the plants. The reflected sunlight would typically make the underside of the leaves unfriendly to the bugs.
Phil a
on May 02, 2016
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Yes you can. Good Luck and Your Welcome
Janet Pizaro
on May 02, 2016
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Sprinkle corn meal around the ant hill, they take it back in, digest it, it expands and kills them. Or put down cucumber peelings around the ant hills or cinnamon---they don't like either.
Cathy
on May 03, 2016
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gasoline down the hole.
Johnchip
on May 03, 2016
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Keeping leaf litter out of the flower bed to let the top soil dry out makes the area less inviting to sowbugs, but essential oil should work as well as cayenne pepper sauce, chili pepper oil, garlic spray or garden grade diatomaceous earth can also be used.
Phil a
on May 04, 2016
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