Getting Rid of Gnats

Minimize moisture under the benches to reduce breeding of fungus gnats there. Ample moisture favors development of fungus gnat larvae.

Controlling Aphids

The adult wasp then exits the aphid body, leaving behind a hard brown shell called an aphid mummy.

Guardian Plant Trials in 2011 Vegetable Fields

Lantana Guardian Plant Case Study

What Is Ideal?

What is a Guardian Plant?

Natural Pest Control

In the summer, the fly life-cycle takes about two weeks: one week for the larvae to develop and one week to pupate before emerging as new adults.

Aphid Management

Aphids are soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects about 1/16 – 3/8 inch long. They are sucking insects that form colonies, often on tender plant tissue such as newly-opened leaves, where they cause curling.