Capper's Farmer

Natural Insect REPELLENTS

Being outdoors in summer will inevitably lead to encounters with flying and crawling insects – both desirable and undesirable. All gardens have bugs that help and bugs that harm. Some of the beneficial ones that can be found in our gardens are dragonflies, ladybugs, and ground beetles. They feed on plant-destroying critters, such as aphids, caterpillars, and spider mites. This is nature’s way

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