Install an electric fence to keep raccoons out of the sweet corn patch. Spray aphids with garlic. Spread tin foil spread around the base of plants to repel aphids. Spray Ivory soapy water for plant scale, aphid and spider mite control. Put bay leaves put into stored beans, peas and flour meal to repel pantry pests.
Plant marigolds around other plants throughout the garden to repel nematodes.
Place pans of apple cider vinegar on the periphery of the picnic area the night before to attract and drown picnic beetles. Place an upright bottle in the middle of the pan to assist beetles falling into the vinegar. Keep pests away naturally, add a sprig of basil to a fruit bowl to deter fruit flies, rub a drop of vanilla extract into skin to control gnats. Pour hot boiling water and a strong cleaning detergent down the drain to eliminate nuisance gnats and flies. Placing exterior lighting as far from structures as possible.