BBC Gardeners' World

Over the fence

Gardeners at home will always encounter pests and disease of some sort or another on the plants they choose to grow. Traditionally, chemical control such as the use of pesticides has been the first line of defence, but as attitudes have changed, so has the choice of control methods.

The newer options for controlling pesticide have sometimes proven better, but also sometimes worse, as commercial growers have

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