Planting a variety of species provides food and shelter for predators of garden pests. Attracting birds to your garden will help in pest control as birds eat insects, caterpillars and snails. Birds will not go into gardens to feed which have been sprayed with pesticides. Ants - scatter equal parts borax and icing sugar on trail. Plant Tansy and Pennyroyal near doors and scatter on shelves.
Salt can also deter ants from coming inside.
Cabbage beetle and White butterfly - use Neem soap spray, garlic, wormwood or simply pour your washing water over entire plant. Mealybugs, scales - dab with methylated spirits, or use oil. Japanese beetles - garlic, tansy. OceanOrganics.co.nz Urban Wildlife Webring Home Pictures. Rosie is the dog.