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Pests and diseases
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Garden Organic - the national charity for organic growing
Which of these is good way of keeping out flying pests?
nets
collars
crop rotation
 
Why do organic gardeners not want to get rid of pests completely?
they like the pests
they want their plants to get eaten
they want a natural balance of pests and beneficial creatures
     in their garden
 
Crop rotation helps to avoid
plants getting attacked by caterpillars
attracting beneficial creatures
a build up of pests and diseases
 
Collars fitted around the stems of cabbages can help to protect against
cabbage root fly
cabbage white butterfly
slugs
 
Which of these methods can help to reduce the number of pests?
watering your plants
digging the soil in winter
putting a mulch on your soil
 
Removing diseased plant waste from the garden helps prevent disease
spread because

you break the disease cycle by moving diseased plants away from healthy plants
it makes the garden look tidier
you can see the other plants more clearly
 
Sowing peas slightly earlier or later helps stop the plants being attacked by
the larvae of ladybirds
the larvae of dragonflies
the larvae of the pea moth
 
Why is it a good idea to grow attractant plants in your garden?
they attract beneficial creatures that will eat pests
they attract pests
they look attractive
 
Why might a gardener put old tiles on the soil in amongst the plants?
to form a pattern
to provide a hiding place for beetles that eat pests
to provide a hiding place for slugs that eat plants
 
What is this a picture of?
beetle
aphid
ladybird larvae
 

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