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How to Prevent and Solve Problems Organically

Learn how to fight pests and diseases in the garden without pesticides. Check out our article on how to deal with pests and diseases organically.

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You Need a Good Sprayer

Discover why having a great garden sprayer is crucial to protecting your garden from insects and disease, especially if you have more than three plants.

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9 Essential Practices for Organic Gardeners

New to organic gardening? Here are 9 good, sustainable practices that every organic gardener should know about. Try them in your own garden.

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Leafrollers on Strawberries

Green to grayish brown, half-inch long caterpillars that roll up in the leaves in silk webbing and feed on leaves. A clean garden is the best prevention.

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Hornworms

These large, green caterpillars have a horn on their backside. They can devour an entire tomato plant in a day or two.

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Colorado Potato Beetle

These voracious beetles strip the foliage of potato, tomato, pepper, and eggplant crops. Adults have bright yellow wings with black stripes.

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Mexican Bean Beetles

With beans, the most likely cause of leaf blemishes is Mexican bean beetles. The larvae eat the tender tissue between leaf veins, creating brown spots and eventually skeletonized leaves.

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Get to Know Predatory Beneficial Insects

Many of the insects in the garden actually help your plants by preying on pests like aphids and caterpillars. Discover ones are beneficial insects.

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Flea Beetles

These tiny beetles jump like a flea. They typically create shot hole-like damage on leaves.

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Japanese Beetles

You may be familiar with Japanese beetles as a problem for roses and lawns, but these beetles can also feed on your vegetable plants. Corn, asparagus, and rhubarb are especially at risk.

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Squash Bugs

These insects emerge in spring after wintering under plant debris. They feed on leaves, vines, and fruit.

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Squash Beetles

Often found on squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons, these pests typically don’t cause enough damage to hurt plants. These are often confused with Mexican Bean Beetle.