Aphids are one of the most common pests, causing tons of damage to crops every year. Chemical pesticides are increasingly losing demand because they pollute the environment and can harm your own health. As an alternative, hobby gardeners use baking soda. The experts have examined whether it helps and if so, how to use it. Definition Natron Baking…
Antiques are beautiful things. The discovery of an old treasure at a flea market is an imaginable situation in which even modern man can feel like a treasure hunter. Such a discovery succeeds again and again today. A closer look at the acquired antique reveals clear traces of insects that have satisfied their appetite here. Here you can find…
It’s not a pleasant thing when a strange dog pees on the neighbor’s front door or the next wall. Above all, this shows that they have no respect for the property of others. If it does happen, the dog’s urine must be removed and neutralized as quickly as possible so that other dogs don’t also pee here…
In spring they fly again through the local gardens, the many around 3700 species of butterflies and moths. Often these cannot be told apart, because many are similar in terms of colors and patterns, while others impress with their uniqueness. Anyone who owns a colorful garden also offers butterflies an attractive habitat. In order to be able to…
Blowflies love anything sweet, fermenting, or decaying. It’s hard to imagine where they used to sit when they’re sitting in front of you sucking the meatball with relish. It’s not just unsanitary. In this way, albeit completely unintentionally, they can transmit nasty diseases. So there are enough good reasons to fight them as quickly as possible, no matter how…
Tomatoes are both a gardener’s favorite plant and a problem child. Maybe because cultivating them is not that easy in our part of the world. It takes a long and anxious time for the spherical fruits to reach the desired ripeness. When they finally shine red towards us, we are overjoyed. However, it passes quickly when we find eaten…
The nettle has ingredients that can be used for all sorts of things. One of them can help us in our fight against aphids. It is indeed the nettle poison that we occasionally curse about its effects. While it only burns unpleasantly on our skin, it means the end for the lice. Anyone can easily make their own nettle…
Ugly little animals with many legs, many people even a little scary – you have to fight them! Do you really have to? In the following, the catchy tunes and earwigs are introduced to you in more detail, which could change your perspective. But of course there are also tips for getting rid of earwigs and earwigs, from…
With the summer come the mosquitoes. They sting us in the evening when we are having a barbecue and they keep us awake at night with their annoying whirring. The pests are not only active in the vicinity of ponds and lakes. The rain barrels in the garden are enough to attract thousands of mosquito larvae. How to prevent…
Aphids attack almost all plant species. Nearly! They consistently avoid plants that produce fragrant essential oils. For example lavender. But its purple flowers don’t just stay lice-free themselves. You can also effectively support us in the fight against these sucking pests. Such a wonderfully smelling and natural control agent is always welcome in our garden kingdom. It can even be used preventively….