Common Garden Pests and How to Control Them
Did you know that pests has caused around $220 billion of losses each year?
Manmade chemicals are the first line of defense, but you are better off taking a second line of defense and going organic.
Pests such as ants, cockroaches, rats, pigeons, and raccoons can be super annoying. Worse than that, they also have a knack for being spreaders of some pretty terrible diseases.
With this in mind, let's get down to business and look at some of the more common garden pests.
Aphids
Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that can be various colors, including green, black, brown, or yellow. They feed on the sap of plants, which can cause the plants to become stunted or deformed. Aphids can also spread diseases from one plant to another.
You can control aphids by hosing them off...