Garden Pests

Reviewed 12th May 2020

Controlling Garden Pests.

• When you see 2 Harlequin Beatles cosying up like this it means trouble. I try to catch them in early spring before they can take a hold.
• I have a number of weapons in my pest control armoury including exclusion (netting and copper tape), biological ( Bacillus Thuringiensis) and asphyxiation (organic horticultural oil), but if you can restore the natural balance of nature in your garden, it will do the job for you.
• The links below take you to my database describing most of the pests visiting my garden.  Each page includes a common name and a description.  It explains how the pest expresses itself and lists appropriate control measures available to the organic gardener.
• Links in alphabetic order.

• Aphids (Blackfly) 
• Aphids (Greenfly)
• Beetroot Leaf Spot 
• Broad Bean Rust Disease 
• Cabbage White Butterfly 
• Carrot Fly 
• Citrus Gall Wasp 
• Codling Moth 
• Geranium Rust 
• Greenhouse Whitefly 
• Harlequin Beetles 
• Leaf Curl 
• Lettuce Base Rot 
• Oxalis 
• Pear Slug 
• Powdery Mildew 
• Slaters 
• Slugs and Snails