Do you have garden pests? Are your plants leaves full of holes or showing signs of rusty brown? No clue what is the matter with your plants? Well you’ve come to the right place! The Pest & Disease Detective helps you determine what’s wrong with your garden!
Start by selecting the vegetable, then where the damage is located on the plant, and it will show you a list of possible pests and diseases your plant might have. Select the one that seems to be the closest to your problem and you can read up on how to prevent it and control it.
You can also check out related articles on Managing Pests and Diseases, Plant Disease 101, Recognizing Plant Stress, and Diagnosing Plant Problems.
The database has 47 possible pests, and 41possible diseases that it will search through with the criteria that you’ve specified to help you get to the bottom of what’s happening to your plants.
What if it isn’t a plant or disease? Maybe you have animals chomping on your garden! There’s a section devoted to what to do if it is animals that are damaging your garden.
Not all bugs are pests out to wreak havoc in your garden; you can learn all about the good bugs in the Most Bugs are Good Bugs section below the detective application.
This is a handy tool for any gardener, be sure to bookmark it today!
http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Search-PestsDiseases
~Amanda
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