Garden Pests
In order to prevent your garden from damaging attacks from garden pests, it is always important to know which species in the garden are pests and which are a garden friends. The distinction between friendly garden species and damaging garden pests needs to be clearly drawn
The friendly species are normally responsible for feeding off the garden pests that are likely to destroy your plants in your garden. These species are part of the food chain and complete the chain from feeding on others. They help control the pests that can potentially damage the garden.
Garden pests on the other hand are responsible for feeding from your plants and can be an eyesore on many occasions. The number of garden pests can range from birds such as the wood pigeon to aphids, all well prepared to add a reasonable amount of damage to your garden. Some further example of garden pests include:
Wireworm , Vine Weevil, Wood-pigeon, Slugs and Snail, Cockchafer Grub, Carrot Fly Grub, Leatherjacket , Cockchafer Beetle, Root Aphid, Brown Scale Insect, Midge Larva, Pea Beetle, Leaf Beetle, Aphid, Woolly Aphids, Big Bud Mite , Flatworm, Red Lily Beetle, New Zealand, Australian, Rabbit, Flatworm , White Caterpillar, Gooseberry Sawfly, Large Cabbage, White Caterpilar, Larva Aquilegia Sawfly, Larva, Small Cabbage
In order to manage any garden pests, it is important to regularly monitor the condition of your plants and any signs of unwanted damage on your ornaments and wood. You may want to introduce some control species to maintain a balance of friendly species and garden pests