Organic Pest & Disease Control
Pests are inevitable when it comes to owning plants, but this shouldn’t deter you from having them in your home because pests are treatable! This guide goes into detail on what to apply to your plant depending on the pest.
Here is our THREE STEP process for identifying and treating garden problems:
1. Identify the problem/pest correctly.
2. Correct any conditions contributing to the problem.
3. Choose the least toxic strategy for addressing the problem/pest.
ORGANIC solutions for common garden problems are as follows:
APHIDS: Can vary in color, usually form in clusters.
Apply Ladybug Attractant
Spray Insecticidal Soap
Spray Horticultural Oils or Neem
BLACK SPOT:
Avoid watering on plant leaves, stay on soil
Spray Revitalize weekly
Drench with Plant Doctor
BLACK SOOTY MOLD:
Check plant for Aphids!
Spray Revitalize
Spray Plant Doctor
BLIGHT: (type of fungus)
Spray and/or Drench with Plant Doctor
Spread Horticultural Cornmeal
Spread MicroGro Inoculant
BROWN PATCH:
Apply Horticultural Cornmeal
Spread Microlife Brown Patch
FertilizerSpread MicroGro Inoculant
CATERPILLARS and WORMS:
Spray Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)
Dust with Dipel Dust
Spread Diatemaceous Earth (DE)
CHIGGERS:
Apply Dusting Sulfur
Apply Cedar Repel
CHINCH BUGS:
Spray Spinosad
Spread Diatomaceous Earth
FIRE ANTS:
Apply Beneficial Nematodes
Apply Orange Oil
Apply Come and Get It
Apply Dried Molasses
FLEAS:
Apply Beneficial Nematodes
Apply Diatomaceous Earth
FUNGAL LEAF SPOT:
Spray and/or Drench Plant Doctor
Spray Revitalize
Spread MicroGro Innoculant
GRUB WORMS:
Apply Beneficial Nematodes
LEAFMINERS:
Spray Spinosad
MEALY BUGS:
Spray Insecticidal Soap
Horticultural Oils, or Neem
MOSQUITOS:
Drop Mosquito Dunks or Bits into any standing water or wet areas of soil.
Repel with Cedar Repel, Skeeter Screen Products such as Patio Egg
Can use plants like Citronella or Lemongrass
PILL BUGS (ROLY-POLIES):
Apply Sluggo Plus
POWDERY MILDEW & RUST:
Spray Revitalize
SCALE:
Spray Horticultural Oil or Neem
SNAILS & SLUGS:
Apply Sluggo Plus
SPIDER MITES:
Spray Horticultural Oil or Neem
Release Lacewings
STINK BUGS:
Dust plants with Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
Spray with Spinosad
SQUASH VINE BORERS:
Prevention is KEY! Inject vine with Bt, every 3 weeks or apply Dipel Dust at base of vine daily
TAKE -ALL PATCH:
Apply Horticultural Cornmeal
Spread MicroGro Innoculant
Spread MicroLife Brown Patch Fertilizer
THRIPS & WHITEFLIES:
Spray Neem weekly
Spray Insecticidal Soap weekly
For answers to specific fungal or pest questions, speak with a Garden Seventeen sales team member!