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How To Get Rid Of Ants &Bugs
from: Robert LockeInsects are incredibly adaptable creatures and have evolved to
live successfully in most environments on earth, including
deserts and even the Antarctic. Insects are generally regarded
as bad creatures but they are extremely useful to humans,
pollinating our crops as well as flowers in meadows, forests,
deserts and other areas. Insects are vital to the immense cycle
of life, furnishing food for other creatures and breaking down
natural materials to chemicals and nutrients for recycling into
new life. Believe it or not, they are the biggest group of
animals on earth, and there are more than 800,000 different
kinds (or species) of them
In the Garden
Gardening tips: The intelligent gardener promotes sustainable
gardening that is safe for the local environment. When it
becomes necessary to use chemicals to control and eliminate an
infestation of destructive garden insects, he considers these
pesticides and herbicides to be a tool, and a necessity to
protect his plants. Consider putting these beneficial insects to
work for you, in your garden and hopefully reduce or eliminate
the need for much of the use of insecticides in the home garden.
You can also purchase many good bugs at most larger nurseries
and garden centres, but you will still want to provide them with
suitable plants. After the adults are released into the garden
they will immediately seek out mealy bugs and consume them. Once
you have made the decision to utilize beneficial insects to help
you with your pest control in your garden, keep in mind that
insecticides are no longer an appropriate option.
Pests
Actually, less than one percent of insect species are pests, and
only a few hundred of these are consistently a problem. Any
single pesticide does not usually kill all pests and repeat
applications are usually necessary. I always had an organic
garden, and I tried getting rid of these nasty pests with
organic spray but it didn't work. Today, entomologists are
encouraging people to use another way to control pests . Here
are some that entomologists are working with: Natural predators:
introducing the types of animals that will naturally gobble up
pests. Natural parasites: introducing bacteria, viruses, and
insect parasites that will kill pests but won't harm other types
of animals. If you are having a problem with pests in your
garden, you probably have an imbalance of fauna or an imbalance
of soil nutrients.
Ants
Ants also protect plants; a species of ant lives on the acacia
tree and when these ants smell a mammal, they go on alert ready
to sting anything that would take a nibble of a leaf. Ants are
social animals and live in colonies, sometimes these colonies
may contain only 50 or so individuals, but, one super colony of
Formica yessensis on the coast of Japan is reported to have had
1,080,000 queens. Ants construct their nests with mazes of
tunnels, galleries and rooms for storing food, laying eggs and
raising young. Scientists estimate that 10% of the animal
biomass of the world is ants, and another 10% is termites. They
are also so important in the breakdown of plant and animal
matter, that without them, we would have a world covered with
dead plants and animals. By taking a few simple precautions, you
can lessen the chances of insects attacking your plants
considerably. This also applies to any of your plants that may
have been outside for the summer. Examine your plants now and
then, don't wait for them to start looking sad.
Good or Bad ? Insects are directly beneficial to humans by
producing honey, silk, wax, and other products. Good insects are
Mother Nature's way of controlling insect pests. Not all insects
are pests; in fact, a great many of them are beneficial to man.
Insecticides do not only kill pest insects; sometimes many
helpful insects are killed too.
About the author:
Author: Robert William Locke . colbor@yahoo.com Specialising in
Health and Fitness and Gardening. Read more about the insects
and all the other creepy crawlies in your garden and a possible
solution to your problem by visiting:- http://tinyurl.com/2udl9n
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