Keeping Bugs Away Without a Spray
Enlist the help of natural predators by maintaining a nontoxic environment. Keep the yard safe for birds, predatory wasps, lady beetles, toads, frogs and hundreds of other creatures that eat garden pests. Eliminating too many pests by spraying can backfire by robbing predators of their food and thereby decreasing their numbers. Also, any pests that survive spraying are apt to breed offspring with pesticide-resistant traits.
Grow healthy plants. Plants under stress are more vulnerable to bugs and diseases, so try to give a plant what it needs. If you see predation, tick off the things the plant might lack, and consider whether another variety might do better.
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