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Organic Insecticides

Organic refers to an earth friendly method of farming and processing foods. Weeds and pests are controlled using environmentally sound practices which sustain the health of our planet, and ultimately, our own health. Organic farmers do not use chemicals (pesticides, fungicides or fertilizers) in an environmentally harmful manner. They utilize a blend of old and new technologies and scientific research to balance the Earths natural ecosystem. Examples of organic farming methods include: Rotating crops between fields. This helps keep pests from building up and improves soil fertility. Planting select bushes and flowers to attract beneficial insects which ward off unwanted pests is a good choice. Organic farming produces nutrient-rich, fertile soil which nourishes the plants. Keeping chemicals off the land also protects water quality and wild life. At Backyardgardener we have many innovative methods to assure that you are gardening the organic way and helping the environment and our food stay healthy. The liabilities of chemical insecticides have encouraged interest in biological controls, which turn natural processes and mechanisms against pest insects and have few if any harmful side effects. Biological controls include using predators, parasites, and pathogens to kill target insects without harming other organisms. In another strategy, huge numbers of sterilized male insects are released to compete with fertile males for mates, diminishing the population of the next generation. Interest is growing in the use of synthetic insect hormones to disrupt pests' vital processes, such as growth; and synthetic pheromones, powerful insect sex attractants, to monitor pest populations, sabotage pest reproduction, and lure pests into traps. In practice, however, some of the environmentally attractive features of biological insecticides—their inherently slow and selective activity, their strict management requirements—can make them economically unattractive to farmers. Therefore, biological and chemical methods are coordinated in integrated pest management programs. Backyardgardener is the Largest Gardening Store in the World.

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BT -Bacillus Thuringiensis

$14.85

Safe Effective Control Lawn Moths cause Brown Patch! They chew grass down to the roots and brown patches occur in your lawn. They also eat corn, can skeletonize leaves, notch and chew holes. This biological insecticide is recommended by Andre Viette (more ...)

Citrus Home Pest Killer

$11.50

Kills and Repels bug for weeks! Bugs like food -- but it's unsafe to spray harsh chemicals! Use Citrus Home Pest control! It is made from orange peels and is safe to use around food humans and pets. Kill ants, roaches, palmettos, fleas, silverfish, (more ...)

Monterey Garden Insect Spray

$19.85

Keeps Killing Safely For up to Four Weeks Sinosad is an environmentally-friendly insecticide that won't harm beneficial insects, but still sticks it to pesky pests. Spinosad (pronounced spin OH sid) is a relatively new insect killer that quickly and (more ...)

Neem Concentrate

$14.85

100% ORGANIC Neem Concentrate is a hydrophobic extract from the seeds of the Neem tree. It controls the major insect pests and diseases on a wide variety of edible crops. As a fungicide, Neem Concentrate works primarily as a protectant to prevent (more ...)