Organic Insect Control Pt. 1: Aphids, Cabbage Worms and Leafminers - (2024) #9

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Garden writer Susan Mulvihill talks about bugs! This is the first of 3 videos on some of the most damaging vegetable garden insect pests. But the good news is there are very easy organic methods to control them or keep them away from your crops. Today's bugs are aphids, cabbage worms, and leafminers. You'll see helpful photos of what the insects look like and the type of damage they cause and the simple way to exclude them from their favorite crops. From Susan's in the Garden, SusansintheGarden.com.
Susan's Amazon affiliate link to her book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: amzn.to/3Jh6aXS
Susan gardens in Spokane, Wash. While most of this region is in hardiness zone 6, her garden is in a microclimate, making it zone 5b. She is an #epicgardeningambassador for @epicgardening. To receive a 5% discount off all items in the Epic Gardening shop, just go to shop.epicgardening.com/ and use Susan's special code of SUSAN5.
You can order signed copies of Susan's newest book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, by sending her an email at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com. Her other book is The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, which is all about insects and how to deal with the damaging ones organically.
Here are her affiliate links to the books on Amazon:
1. Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook: amzn.to/3uIMA0A.
2. Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: amzn.to/3Jh6aXS.
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@donnamullins2089 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Susan for all the insect information and braving your cold weather. 27 F burr. We are 41 in North Texas today expecting rain. Winter isn't over. Have a great week.

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Hi, Donna. Glad you liked the video. Our weather has been even worse yesterday and today so I'm really glad I got the video shot on Tuesday!

@michelinebercier-lariviere3095 5 месяцев назад

If you don’t want to buy the book or want to look at it before buying it, see your local library catalog.

@joycearthur5244 5 месяцев назад

Another great video, like seeing pics of the moth and the caterpillars.

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Joyce! It really helps with insect ID. More to come next week!

@davefeyler3184 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. You have such a great way of explaining all the information you shared. Looking forward to the next two videos in this series.

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, Dave. I appreciate the compliment and am glad you enjoyed the video.

@ClickinChicken 5 месяцев назад

Thanks.

@sandyg4951 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

I'm glad it was helpful, Sandy.

@sandyg4951 5 месяцев назад

Your videos are ALWAYS helpful. @@SusansInTheGarden

@nataliyachepurnova29 5 месяцев назад

Can’t wait for next week’s video, thank you for the useful information

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Nataliya. I'm glad you found it helpful.

@aggiekromah6254 4 месяца назад

Thanks Susan for sharing😁👌👌❤️

@amyhoff1501 4 месяца назад

Very good information,Sue . My brassicas were decimated last year due to the cabbage worms , I will have to do a lot better protecting my crops this year , thank you 🙏

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

I'm so glad it was helpful, Amy. Covering the brassicas is easy and works great.

@denisemiller8474 28 дней назад

My black aphids ate everything in my garden last year they hibernate in snowball trees and bottle bush bushes . They grow wings when the colony gets too big

@SusansInTheGarden 28 дней назад

That sounds awful. We had some winged black aphids on our tomato plants a few days ago. I used a spray nozzle on my hose to knock them off the plants. It did the trick. This has been an awful year here for aphids. Sorry they're being a pain there, too.

@Montanavintagemarket 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this information! I am learning a lot from you. I did buy the pest book last summer, but I need to get the problem solver book. I love following you because you are in the same zone as me

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

Thank you for such nice comments! If you're interested in getting a signed copy of the Problem Solver Handbook, just let me know.

@joannadeoliveira619 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, that was an wonderful video giving o lot of information just exactly what I needed to know for this coming season ! Your channel is really well done and so helpful ❤

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Joanna. I'm so glad to hear it and appreciate your taking the time to let me know.

@barbkenas5663 5 месяцев назад

Great info and well explained, tfs!

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Barb!

@angelinawalker591 5 месяцев назад

Great information

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

I'm so glad it was helpful, Angelina.

@paulgentry4172 5 месяцев назад

My fleece covers are getting pretty worn out. I’m going to try the netting. I had good success last year planting beets between rows of onions with a few marigolds thrown in.

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Yes, that is a great method for deterring certain types of insects.

@familyrussell1488 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the great information. I am looking forward to your orher videos on organic insect control. You have inspired me to try growing broccoli and cauliflower again! Your book is so informative! In your book, you mention trap crops to attract damaging insects away from vegetable plants. Will you be talking about this in your upcoming videos? I would like to know your thoughts on Nasturtiums as a trap crop. Would you plant them in the garden or away from the garden?

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Hello! Thanks so much for your kind comments. You didn't mention which type of insect(s) you are dealing with. Nasturtiums could be used as a trap crop for something like aphids but they usually fall more into the category of being a natural repellent when you interplant them with an insect-prone crop, to keep those insects from bothering it. Other plants that you'd use along those lines include onions, catnip, lavender (and other aromatic herbs) and marigolds. A better example of planting a trap crop might be this: let's say flea beetles are a huge problem for you, and they typically target your eggplants. You would want to plant a few eggplants in a different area from where you intend to grow your "real" eggplant crop a couple of weeks ahead of the main crop. Let the flea beetles feed on those early eggplants (including laying eggs, if possible), then rip up the plants and dispose of them in your trash, rather than your compost pile. Then you would plant your main eggplants wherever you had intended tom away from where those trap crops had been planted. In this way, you're luring the flea beetles away from them and hopefully destroying a bunch of the beetles and their eggs in the process as a proactive measure. I hope this makes sense!

@familyrussell1488 5 месяцев назад

This does make sense. I have heard Nasturtiums called a "trap crop" for aphids. Some advice is to companion plant it in the garden, and others' advice is to plant it away from the garden. Thanks for clarifying.

@contestwill1556 4 месяца назад

@SusansInTheGarden that's pretty interesting. I have heard of people periodically planting blue Hubbard squash to "catch" the vine borers

@patsyden6276 4 месяца назад

Great information. Thank you for sharing . This will help me this coming year in the garden. About the insects that lay eggs in the fall and they stay over winter, does the very cold temperatures kill them off if it gets cold enough? Or cold temperatures don't bug them? Thanks again.

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, Patsy. Unfortunately, insects succeed at making it through the winters down in the soil! If a region has an unusually cold winter, that can kill off a population of overwintering insects but they sure are tough.

@lisabrown111 4 месяца назад

PLEASE talk about leafhoppers. They gave each one of my tomatoes curly top virus last year! How can I get rid of them?

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

Hi, Lisa. I don't know if I can fit them into the next video as it will be packed full of information, so here is some information on dealing with leafhoppers organically. I have to admit they are super hard to control because they can easily hop out of harm's way. You could place row cover or ag netting over the susceptible plants as soon as you plant them; if they will eventually require pollination, remove the cover when the plants start flowering. You can also use one of the following organic products: diatomaceous earth, insecticidal soaps, Neem oil, or plant extracts such as garlic - be sure to apply any of these to the leaf undersides as well. Always follow the label directions and remember that the 2nd and 3rd products are toxic to pollinators. One last thing: always dispose of diseased plants in your trash, rather than your compost pile or leaving them in the garden soil. Good luck!

@SarahS1214 4 месяца назад

Very informative video. Think I had squash beetles on my yellow squash last summer. I’m thinking I need to get out & clean up my bed before it warms up & throw all the dead plants away! Our city won’t let us throw weeds etc away in the trash once May (thru Nov) rolls around. We get stickers on our trash cans telling us we have to put them in paper bags to compost. Would diatomaceous Earth work to put on the soil or work in? Would that help to kill the young bugs?

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

Hi, Sarah. Yes, I think it's worthy trying the diatomaceous earth.

@kgomotsomodimoeng1997 Месяц назад

How to water thr plants with row covers in place

@SusansInTheGarden Месяц назад

Good question! We have a drip irrigation system in our vegetable garden so I don't have to worry about removing the cover and hand-watering them. If you happen to use floating row cover, you would probably need to lift it to water. If you use agricultural insect netting (ours came from gardenport.com), the water will go through the mesh so you could spray water on the plants right through the netting, rather than having to lift it off.

@verleejenkins 4 месяца назад

I listened to the aphid section twice and still didn't catch you saying how to control them? Did I miss it?

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

I'm sorry if it wasn't more clear. For this video, I started out giving background on each of the pests. For aphid control on cabbage family crops, floating row cover or agricultural insect netting is the easiest and most successful way to keep them away. But if you go to 14:50 into the video, I give a few options that don't involve row cover. But if you're dealing with them on cabbage family crops, row covers are totally the way to go! More options include sprinkling diatomaceous earth onto the plants or using horticultural oil, insecticidal soap, Neem oil or plant extracts such as garlic. Just be aware that insecticidal soap and Neem are toxic to pollinators so don't use them anywhere near flowers. I hope this yelps.

@cynthiaroberts9639 5 месяцев назад

What type of row cover did you get from the Gardenport website? Or do they just carry 1 kind?

@SusansInTheGarden 5 месяцев назад

Hi, Cynthia. Here's a link to the insect netting section on their website: www.gardenport.com/collections/insect-netting. It's all pretty much the same type, but offered in different sizes. The important thing to remember is to take into account how much netting you need to go up and over your hoops and the bed itself.

@cynthiaroberts9639 5 месяцев назад

@SusansInTheGarden thank you Susan!!

@sitspotCC 4 месяца назад

I am not seeing a video, only you'r speaking.

@SusansInTheGarden 4 месяца назад

I don't understand your comment. There's the video where I'm demonstrating how row covers work, etc. And I needed to use photos for the specific insect information because it's too early in the season to show them in the garden. What do you mean?