Just in time for spring yard and garden planning, Emily and LaDawna discuss one of the biggest questions we hear when we talk about our own pesticide-free yards: What About the Bugs?
In this episode we talk about how to get started if you want a totally pesticide free yard, or just want to cut down on the pesticides you use. We share what we do in each of our yards and why. And we cover some of the hardest issues like food garden pests, hidden dangers of buying ladybugs, tips for mosquito control, and organic pesticides.
Show Notes:
Here are the two online resources we mentioned in today’s episode:
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has a free PDF online that provides a comparative overview of organic pesticides and their impacts on bees here:
https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/publications/19-005_web-screen.pdf
The US Environmental Protection Agency has a helpful page on mosquito control, specifically Bti, which we discussed in this podcast. You can find it here:
https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol/bti-mosquito-control
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