A simple way to prevent insect damage in garden is to restrict them from coming in the beginning itself. A healthy garden is the best protection system. Following are few steps to prevent insects.
- Remove any weak plants as they might be already infected. Otherwise, they will attract other harmful insects. Remove the plant and dispose it far away from the garden area.
- Compose healthy and organic soil. Natural composting methods like mulching and top-dressing soil with compost or natural fertilizer is the best way to cultivate strong, vigorous plants, which are insect resistant.
- Seaweed mulch or spray contains small amounts of elements like iron, zinc, barium, calcium, sulfur, and magnesium, which helps for healthy development in plants and also enhances growth and makes plants disease resistant. Seaweed mulch helps in preventing sudden attacks.
- Clean garden area regularly and remove debris and weeds because they are breeding places for insects. Use only fresh mulch.
- Rotate crops for every particular period because insect pests are plant specific. If there are different types of plants, pests have less possibility to spread throughout a crop.
- Keep foliage or leaves dry. Water early so that foliage will be dry for long period of the day because wet foliage boosts insect and fungal damage to plants. Watering should be done only to roots but not to leaves.
- If any work is done with diseased plants, clean tools before proceeding to other garden areas. This helps in reducing the invading insects.
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