Wheatgrass Juice Forum
25 Recent Posts
Wheatgrass Juice  Forum Home Forums Start Page Forums Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Member List Members List
Go Back   Wheatgrass Juice Forum > Wheatgrass Forum > Growing Wheatgrass

User Name
Password
Register Calendar Calendar Search Wheatgrass Juice Forum Search Todays Posts Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

How to Solve an Insect Problem

How to Solve an Insect Problem

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-07-2011, 05:47 AM
Emma111 Emma111 is offline
Junior Member
 
 Join Date: Jul 2011
  6 month star
 Posts: 3
 Reputation: Emma111 is on a distinguished road (10)
How to Solve an Insect Problem

Insects can be great. They help pollinate plants. They can help aerate your lawn. They can attract birds, which you might actually be eager to have in your yard. The wrong kinds of bugs, though, can damage your lawn in big ways, from eating its roots, to chomping its blades.

Preventive lawn maintenance to keep the bad insects out and combative lawn care to oust them if they've already arrived can keep your lawn healthy and bad-bug free.
Lawn Culprits
Your lawn can be afflicted by a stunning assortment of insects, from grubs that eat your lawn's roots to leafhoppers that suck the liquid nutrients right out of the blades. Whatever type of insects you've got - or are trying to avoid getting - use the following lawn care tactics to stay bad-bug-free from here on out.
Little Changes with Big Rewards.
Little lawn maintenance adjustments can help make your lawn an inhospitable home for bad bugs. Keep fertilizing in check. A tender, juicy, over-fertilized lawn is just what many a hungry bug is looking for. Dethatch often. A nice layer of thatch is a friendly invitation for insects.
Chemicals Work Wonders, but Aren't the Only Answer.
Lawn care that involves toxic chemicals can be scary, and rightly so. If you're among the folks who aren't eager to jump to commercial pesticides at the first sign of bugs, you're in luck.

Spraying your lawn with a nice soap solution is a lawn maintenance tack that won't hurt your grass and that will help you fight both bugs and lawn disease. Sometimes, though, a major infestation demands a major solution. If you're turning to a chemical insecticide, follow the directions with extreme care or hire a profession lawn care professional to do the job.
Think Lawn Type.
Endophytic grasses can make your lawn maintenance much simpler. They're particular strains of your favorite grass varieties with little fungi that fights insects built right into the plant. If you're plagued by insects, putting in an endophytic lawn can be a life saver.
Reply With Quote
Wheatgrass Forums

Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump




Benefits of Juice |Orchid Forum| Growing Bamboo | Growing Citrus | Disney Forum | Gardening Forums | Bonsai Forum | Parenting Forums Self Hypnosis Information | Love Forum | Myspace

 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 2.4.5
 

Valid XHTML 1.0!   Valid CSS!
All times are GMT. The time now is 06:26 AM.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18