Category Archive for pest control

The Bug Doctor’s Jar Test

Before finishing our current coverage of insecticidal soaps, we thought we’d pass along some information we originally found at LivingWithBugs.com, a website created and run by an individual with a PhD in Entomology.  It seems we can’t help ourselves from calling Jack DeAngelis, a “bug doctor”.
Dr DeAngelis has some great advice on how to [...]

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Smotty’s Homemade Insecticidal Soap

We’ve mentioned Planet Ganja before here at the Cannabis Chronicles, it’s a Cannabis forum that’s got a very strong measure of free speech in it’s founding philosophy. Not only does that make the forum itself unique in the cannabis community, it also means the forum itself attracts unique individuals who are knowledgeable and not [...]

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A Quick Look At Insecticidal Soaps

One very effective tool available to organic and biological gardeners for controlling pests is insecticidal soap. Here’s a fairly quick and succinct guide to insecticidal soaps that was originally put together by the Colorado State University Agricultural Extension Service.
Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents
by W.S. Cranshaw - Colorado State University Extension entomologist and [...]

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Intro to Pest Control

There are many differing viewpoints concerning pests and gardening. The 3LB’s viewpoint is not unique, however it is just a little unusual in a couple of aspects. When dealing with garden disease, it seems best to approach the problem much as would a physician, and the basic paradigm of healing is simple - “First [...]

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