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Here are some of our favorite safe and natural garden care products
available for you to buy online at Amazon.com. Basically, we choose
Amazon because their pricing is often unbeatable and shipping is
free if you order at least $25 or more.
1. Sluggo
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Snail and slug control - This is the best product on the
market for killing snails and slugs in your garden without
harming your household pets or neighboring wildlife. Many
homeowners are concerned about maintaining a pet-friendly
garden and Sluggo is a good solution. Sluggo can be used to
effectively protect ornamental trees, shrubs, lawns and can
be used around edibles like fruit trees, vegetable gardens
and more. To appy, make sure garden soil is moist before scattering
Sluggo granuals.
Product needs to be applied approximately every 2-weeks. Active
ingredient-Iron Phosphate - 1%
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2. Safer's Caterpillar Killer
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Caterpillar and Leafroller Control - Safer's is a trusted
garden care brand, the company makes a number of excellent
environmentally friendly, safe products that focus exclusively
on doing the job they were intented to do, not just killing
everything in site. In the case of Safer's Caterpillar Killer,
the active ingredient used is Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT).
This ingredient works specifically to kill leaf chewing caterpillars
and won't harm humans, pets or bees.
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- Here are some examples of Caterpillars that effect California
Fruit Trees and Citrus: 1) Western Tussock Moth, 2) Fruit Tree
Leafroller, 3) Tent and 4) Redhump Caterpillars.
- Caterpillars that can effect Roses include: 1) Omnivorous Looper,
2) Forest Tent Caterpillar and 3) Orange Tortrix.
3. Mosquito Dunks
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Mosquito control - Standing water is the perfect breeding
ground for mosquitos, and mosquito dunks are a smart solutions.
Dunks can be safely used in birdbaths, ponds, rain barrels,
roof gutters or anywhere water collects. How do dunks work?
For a 30-day period, mosquito dunks work to effectively kill
mosquito larvae before maturing into biting adult pests. One
dunk treats 100-square foot water surface area, so breaking
the dunk into small pieces for smaller water features is the
way to go. Are they safe? Yes. For children, pets and the
environment. Product contains Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies
israelensis (B.t.i.): a biological control.
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