PLAN TO BE PEST FREE

Use these simple and easy techniques to keep your yard safe from bad bugs and pesticides. BLAST THEM. Dislodge aphids and mites with a blast from the hose. LATHER UP. Shake adult Japanese beetles off plants and into a soapy jar of water. REMOVE IT. Other than small-scale infestations, it’s usually easiest to destroy the plant. WELCOME PREDATORS.

Encourage lady beetles to visit and eat aphids and spider mites. PICK ’EM. Remove larger pests like squash bugs and tomato hornworms from plants and dispose of them.