Controlling insects in your garden this time of year could be an exhausting task. Summertime is known for growing delicious fruits and vegetables, but also a time for insect infestations. Review these tips and advice for keeping insect attacks to a minimum.

Insect populations tend to increase with the warm climate and migration, increasing the pressure on your plants’ potential for damage. Utilize a diversity of plants to create a diversity of plants not allowing a single pest variety to get out of hand. When you identify what bug is causing damage to your garden, eliminating the problem is easier.

Choose vegetables and fruits that are more resistant to insect attacks to reduce the need to spray. Spraying should always be a last resort, and using proper methods to avoid insect infestations could help you avoid using chemicals to protect your garden, therefore inviting beneficial insects such as ladybugs. Using sprays that repel rather than kill bugs can be less harmful to your plants, although they may need to be applied more often.

Rotating crops can reduce the number of harmful insects in your garden. Keep fruits off the ground to avoid critters such as slugs and other bugs from festering on them. If you see any eggs from potential problem bugs, dispose of them to reduce the population and potential problem. Keeping your garden clean and healthy could also reduce insect problems by removing rotting fruits, using mulch to avoid a moist foundation, and trellis your plants vertically.

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