美国住宅园艺产生8000万英镑的杀虫剂each year. These chemicals infiltrate the soil and your food. They’re also dangerous for your children and pets to be around.
You can protect your home garden from pests without using pesticides.
The methods of natural pest prevention are surprisingly easy and effective. Many of them are also more affordable than chemical pesticides. Win-win!
Are you ready to get rid of garden pests in an eco-friendly way? Keep reading for seven easy ways to protect your garden.
1.将堆肥远离移动
Many pests are attracted to decomposing plants and food. If you have a compost bin in your backyard, move it far away from your garden.
虫子和昆虫对分解过程很重要。你仍然应该有一个堆肥垃圾箱discard food waste this way. But, avoid keeping it near the garden where pests can spread and keep eating.
您还应该从花园中删除死植物，叶子和碎屑。当他们开始分解时，害虫将用于自助餐。
Make sure the perimeter of your garden is clear of any plants and debris. There shouldn’t be any logs or dead sticks for them to hide under. Your garden is only for thriving plants, nothing that is in the decomposition process.
2.添加品种
Biodiversity is one of nature’s magic tricks. Not only does it encourage plants to grow healthy and strong, but it also prevents pests.
In your home garden, avoid making it easy for pests to propagate through. Disperse different plants among your fruit and vegetable plants.
Include some that naturally repel pests. For example, petunia flowers repel aphids, beetles, and squash bugs. Chrysanthemum flowers repel silverfish, roaches, and beetles.
Adding biodiversity back into your garden will also attract the insects we need. Flowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. They also attract hummingbirds which are always pleasant to see in your garden.
3.购买捕食者昆虫
有很多昆虫对你的花园没有威胁。而且，他们碰巧有助于防止会造成伤害的害虫。
You can attract these warriors or buy them from your local gardening store.
以下是您可能要考虑购买花园的一些错误和昆虫：
- 螳螂祈祷
- Ladybugs
- Braconids
- Mud Wasps
- 悬停苍蝇
There are also animals that can help with your pest problem. Lizards and toads love eating slugs and snails. If you can introduce these species to your yard, you can eliminate your slug problem.
4. Make it Spicy
If you aren’t alreadygrowing herbs and spicesin your garden, you should. Not only are they delicious in meals, but they also protect your garden from pests.
Spices and herbs have strong scents that many pests hate. Some examples are chives, garlic, mint, and basil.
如果您的花园的害虫是四足和毛茸茸的，肯定会植物一些大蒜。兔子厌倦了大蒜的气味，不会想到它。
Catnip is another herb great for repelling pests. But, if you or your neighbors have an outdoor cat, you might attract a new pest to your garden.
5.生长健康的植物
就像动物王国的任何捕食者一样，害虫将在强壮之前捕食弱者。使用这一原则作为园艺的动机。
健康和强壮的植物不太可能吸引害虫。弱，小，生病的植物很容易。
How can you ensure your plants grow big and strong? By researching each plant’s optimal conditions. Learn about their ideal soil, light, fertilizer, and harvesting conditions.
Organize your garden in a way that sets your plants up to succeed. Put plants that require lots of watering in one section. Plants that prefer to be left alone can go together on the other side.
6. De-Fence
Homeowners in more rural areas might deal with bigger pests, like deer, voles, and rabbits. The best way to keep these hungry critters out of your garden is with a fence.
Regular chicken coop wire is perfect for garden fences. You want to choose a material that doesn’t block the sun or rain. But, it also needs to be sturdy enough to withstand wind.
The height you build it to depends on your intruders. If you have deer, you might need a fence as tall as 10 feet.
对于较小的动物，如果他们不能跳得高于那个，可能会没关系。一些啮齿动物喜欢挖洞和挖隧道。为了防止他们的进入，将围栏的底部埋入一英尺深。
To keep your fence in good condition, protect it from the weed trimmer.Read more here关于使用栅栏铠装的好处。
7.硅藻土和啤酒
预防害虫的最简单方法之一是通过在花园周围传播硅藻土。这种类似粘土的土壤由硅藻，细长化石制成。
The texture of diatomaceous earth is very rough and painful for some insects. Pests with a hard exoskeleton can get scratched and ripped open by the shards in the soil. They will avoid walking over diatomaceous earth.
By sprinkling it around the border of your garden, you prevent ants and beetles from getting in.
硅藻土都包装full of soil nutrients. It acts as a fertilizer for soil and as an organic pesticide. And, it’s pollinator-friendly.
虽然它适用于甲虫和壳 - 昆虫，但它不适用于Sluk或蜗牛。为防止这些害虫，考虑建立啤酒陷阱。
slugs和蜗牛喜欢啤酒的嗅觉和味道。在你的花园里放一个浅啤酒吸引他们。在坠入困境后，他们会陶醉于喝啤酒并最终死亡。
Ready to Get Rid of Garden Pests in Your Backyard?
Switching from chemical pesticides to natural methods is an awesome achievement. You’re effectively protecting the surrounding lakes, oceans, and soils.
用上面列出的方法之一摆脱园林害虫。请记住，您很快就会收获清洁和更可持续的产品。
去除杀虫剂只是让您的花园更可持续的一种方式。在这里阅读有10种进一步融合的花园。
