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Insecticides
Introduce beneficial predators to keep pests away
Extremely Green Gardening Company Beneficial Insects
The Extremely Green Gardening Company offers beneficial predators and parasites to combat a wide variety of insect pests, including aphids, caterpillars, grubs, leafminers, mealybugs, Mexican bean beetles, spider mites, thrips, and whiteflies.Gardens Alive!
Gardens Alive! offers beneficial predators to control a variety of insect pests found on crops, lawns, and trees. Beneficials include lady beetles, green lacewings, chrysoperla rufilabris larvae/eggs, trichogramma, and nematodes.
Make your own compost
Compost Guide
Compost Guide carries compost bins, tumblers, pails, thermometers, turning tools, and worm composters.ComposTumbler
Consider this large drum on a raised stand that turns with a crank and heats up to 160°F. It comes in two sizes. The company promises compost in 14 days.Gardens Alive! composting products
Choose from a selection of composting products including a 100 percent recycled plastic compost bin, compost tea kit, compost activator, redworms, and ready-made compost.NatureMill Automatic Composter
Even the city-bound can use this electric composter. The company claims it can be used in the kitchen, has carbon filters to eliminate odor, and costs about 50 cents per month to operate, depending on local electric rates.Plow & Hearth composting products
Put a stylish ceramic or stainless steel compost crock on your kitchen counter, empty it into a Tumbler Composter outside the kitchen door, and you'll have compost in less then a month.Sun Frost Scrap Eater Solar Composter
The Scrap Eater is an attractive garden planter, as well as an efficient composter. The composter uses solar technology and is made from three quarters of a solid oak Bordeaux wine barrel with a clear acrylic plastic dome.
Use nontoxic, natural bug sprays
Badger Balm Anti-Bug Balm
Bearing both the USDA Organic Seal and Leaping Bunny certification, Badger Balm is a GY top pick. Made from citronella, cedar, lemongrass, rosemary, geranium, and extra virgin olive oil, Anti-Bug Balm is not only effective, but smells good and moisturizes dry skin.Bite Blocker Insect Repellent Herbal Wipes
Bite Blocker, makers of a variety of natural insect repellents for adults, children, and pets, offer these unique insect repellent wipes, designed especially for applying insect repellent to children without getting product in their eyes or mouths. The towelettes are made of soybean and coconut oil, glycerin, geranium oil, sodium bicarbonate, and vanillin.Burt's Bees Herbal Insect Repellent
This Leaping Bunny-certified, DEET-free insect repellent uses rosemary, lemongrass, and citronella oils to repel bugs.California Baby Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent Spray
This DEET-free formula repels fleas, mosquitoes, ticks and biting flies with a blend of citronella, lemongrass, and cedar. California Baby's essential oils are guaranteed pesticide free and sustainably grown.Jason Quit Bugging Me Insect Repellent
Jason's natural insect repellent uses geranium, soybean, and coconut oils to keep biting bugs away while moisturizing and softening the skin.Kiss My Face Swy Flotter
Swy Flotter is Leaping Bunny-certified, DEET-free, and made of natural oils, such as soybean, citronella, bay) leaf, cedar bark Oil, lavender, juniper, and tea tree.Nature's Herbal Mosquito & Insect Shield with Catnip Oil
This unique DEET-free formula uses catnip oil to repel mosquitoes, black flies, horse flies, and other pests. The formula is long-lasting, water repellent, and comes in a non-aerosol spray.Skeeter Skatter
This citrus scented spray uses citronella, eucalyptus, lavender, catnip, and pennyroyal oils to safely repel insects.
Use nontoxic pest control devices
Ants-No-More
If used with nontoxic bait, the ANTS-NO-MORE Ant Bait Station can provide safe control of ants.Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
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Diatomaceous Earth is a naturally occurring siliceous sedimentary mineral which serves as a pesticide.DynaTrap Mosquito Trap
The DynaTrap Mosquito Trap eliminates mosquitoes and other flying insects without the use of chemicals.Flies Be Gone
Using nontoxic bait, this simple device traps flies.Japanese Beetle Trap
This device traps Japanese beetles using floral and pheromone lures.Mosquito Magnet
This device uses CO2 and additional attractants to trap mosquitos.Panacea Triple-Wick Citronella Candle
Keep mosquitoes and other biting insects away by burning this triple-wick citronella candle.Poison-Free Insect Magnet
This trap uses a pheromone attractant to capture insects.Pro-Ketch Mousetrap
Made from galvanized steel, Pro-Ketch captures mice with or without bait.Soda Bottle Wasp Trap
Use daisy flower-shaped top and soda, beer, or sugar water as bait to create a hornet, yellow jacket, and wasp trap from an empty soda bottle.The Pit Slug & Snail Trap
The Pit Slug & Snail Trap uses natural bait to trap these slimy critters.
Use natural pest control
DIRT WORKS
Not sure which product to buy? Choose from pre-packaged kits: a "Garden Pest Control Kit for the Medium to Large Garden and Yard," a "Back Yard Personal Bug Protection Kit," or a "garden pack" of nematodes and beneficial insects. Other products include hot pepper wax and insecticidal soaps.Extremely Green Gardening Company Organic Soil Amendments
Select from a variety of organic fertilizers and soil amendments.Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply
Choose from organic fertilizer, compost, and compost tea, as well as green manure seeds.Planet Natural
Select from all-natural remedies including traps, lures, barriers, repellents, beneficial insects, biological pesticides, insecticidal soaps, and oils. Check out their "Pest Problem Solver" to identify common insect pests and ecologically-friendly solutions.
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