Biological pest control
May 18, 2021
3 minutes
You can listen to Steve on alternate Sundays 10am-2pm on BBC Radio Kent’s Sunday Gardening (BBC Local)
GROWING plants has always been a balancing act between the gardener and the pest population. Some insects are welcome pollinators, while others like ladybirds are natural predators that help control damaging pests such as greenfly. Some, like aphids, are obvious, while others do their damage unseen until it’s too late.
Danger to plant roots
Chafer grubs and leatherjackets are both larval stages of insects and rely
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