Jerry L. Goodspeed, Director of Ogden Botanical Gardens for Utah State University Weber Extension, has some helpful ideas to keep the insect problems to a minimum.
Garden and Elsewhere Insect Control
Aphids:
1. Organic controls: Insecticidal soaps, Strong stream of water, pyrethrum, Neem
2. Chemicals: Malathion, Sevin, Pyrethroids,
3. Predators: Ladybird beetles, lacewing larva
Box Elder Bugs:
1. Organic: Soapy water, boric acid, Perma-Dust, diatomaceous earth
2. Chemicals: Orthene, carbaryl,
3. Cultural: shade, remove female box elder trees
Lawn Insect Control
White Grubs:
1. Organic: Different turf types (Fescue, perennial rye), Nematodes
2. Chemical preventers: Merit (Imidacloprid), Mach 2 (halofenozide)
3. Chemical curative: Dylox (trichlorfon) and Sevin (carbaryl)
4. Cultural: Keep lawn healthy, don’t over water, mow high (3″), develop shade
For more information on insect control call Jerry Goodspeed at (801) 399-8201 or visit their website at http://extension.usu.edu/weber/htm/horticulture
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