What’s bugging you?

Fall is finally here and life may look like it is slowing down in your garden, however lots of pests are busy preparing to wreak havoc. A watchful eye and a little work now will keep your fall garden healthy and even provide some help for next spring’s plantings. The seven most notorious fall pests that are waiting to snack on your hard work include: • Aphids are tiny green or black pesky suckers that multiply fast. One day your broccoli and mustard greens look flawless, and the next they’re sticky, curled and covered in these pests. Catching them early and evicting them with a strong spray of water is key to controlling them. • Cabbage Loopers are light green caterpillars that eat irregular holes in leaves and blend in perfectly with the leaves of brassicas like kale and collards. Check the undersides of leaves often and handpick to control or spray with BT (bacillus thuringiensis).

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