Pest Control

The control of plant pests has always been a contentious issue and we would assume that the majority of serious growers would like to avoid the use of toxic chemicals wherever possible. Like every other aspect of plant rising, there have been many changes in recent years. These have been tested and fines tuned by professional growers and are now becoming available to the amateur gardener. Amongst the new technologies, the idea of biological pest control must take pride of place. Like all great concepts, it is simple yet effective and is causing major changes to the way we do things. Biological pest control is one of the most exciting developments in modern horticulture and it offers a vision of a pesticide free future when man can use nature’s own weapons to grow his food in an uncontaminated atmosphere and a cleaner, greener world. Basically, biological pest control involves the introduction of friendly creatures to combat the ones that do the damage. These creatures are known as predators because they feed on the pest at some stage in its life cycle.