BIOCONTROL SOLUTIONS FOR CARE OF GARDEN PLANTS

All natural, curative and preventive alternative methods for treating garden plants (vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants). Synthetic pesticides are now banned in private gardens, but natural alternatives exist. Biocontrol consists of reducing the damage caused by harmful organisms to an acceptable level using preventive and curative methods: cultivation methods, trapping, biological control with auxiliaries, use of pheromones, natural substances of plant, animal or mineral origin. The author, a leading specialist in plant protection, presents these natural methods for all garden plants: vegetables fruit trees and small fruits ornamental plants: trees, shrubs (including roses), annual flowers, perennial plants. SUMMARY Controlling diseases and pests - What is biocontrol? - Identifying the problem - Biological control with auxiliaries - Biocontrol products - Natural preparations - Other methods VEGETABLES General and common vegetable problems - Slugs - Soil larvae - Defoliating caterpillars - Aphids and other biting insects - Brown leaf spots - Powdery mildew Specific vegetable diseases and pests - Garlic, onion, shallot- Artichoke/Asparagus- Eggplant, chilli, pepper- Beetroot, spinach, chard- Carrot, celery- Cabbage- Cucumber, zucchini, gherkin- Bean, broad bean, pea- Melon, pumpkin, squash- Leek/Potato- Radish, turnip- Salads/TomatoFRUITSGeneral and common fruit problems- Harmful mites- Leaf and fruit caterpillars- Biting insects- Brown leaf spots- Powdery mildews- CankersSpecific fruit diseases and pests- Apricot/Citrus- Blackcurrant, gooseberry- Cherry/Chestnut- Quince/Fig- Strawberry- Raspberry, bramble, blackberry- Kiwi, Actinidia/Blueberry- Medlar/Hazel- Walnut/Olive- Peach/Pear- Apple- Plum, almond/VineORNMENTAL PLANTSGeneral and common problems of ornamental plants- Mites and biting insects Defoliating larvae- Wood-eating pests Leaf spots Powdery mildew Cankers and infections of pruning wounds- Tree polyphoraDiseases and pests specific to ornamental plants- Countryside trees- Flowering trees- Shade and alignment trees- Mild climate plants- Conifers with needles- Conifers with scales or leaves- Flowering shrubs- Rose bushes- Deciduous hedges- Conifer hedges- Heather earth plants- Climbing plants- Grasses, bamboos, reeds, palms- Annual and biennial flowers- Bulbous flowers- Perennial plants