Trap Cropping Pests In Your Garden

Trap cropping is a practice that can be very useful as the organic garden, and is a natural method of pest control. And 'to protect the main harvest of crops, the planting of a parasite or a series of parasites. These trap crops may be the same or a different family, the main crop being protected. There are two ways in which a trap crop to be planted, the ring, or any other crop.

Trap crops are also known as culture of sacrifice. It is planting a crop or crop group to attract pests away from your garden, and there are several factors to be considered before planting, as the preference of the insects, weather, the arrangement of plants and insects beneficial.

Plant layout is very important to all insects have the same needs. Some may be attracted by planting a border, and some are easily controlled with inter-planting to attract them away from the main crop you are trying to protect. The amount of plantings that will be needed to control the pest problem will depend on the insect you are trying to discourage.


The right plants will require the observation of what pests are attracted to try one of yours. If the plant is not attractive to pests you are trying to manage, there is a way to be helpful. Look carefully at what size your yard and garden, with plants and experiment with different and see what works best in your area.

Timing is another important factor to be a trap crop success. Most insects invaded only one culture at a particular time of the season. It is very important that the trap crops are planted and established before their arrival.

Beneficial insects is an excellent partner with the harvest trap. Companion planting flowers that attract insects such as ladybugs and lacewings friendly, to feed the insects that cause damage to your garden can be very useful and a great way to increase the diversity of plants for your garden.

The insects are a major component of a healthy ecosystem. Planting native plants will provide habitat to attract a number of natural pollinators and predators that will greatly benefit your garden and landscape. Almost all plants will be to maintain some form of damage caused by pests, it's just part of the natural balance of an ecosystem. But in a devastating natural ecosystem is not overcrowded because of the presence of natural predators. In a healthy yard is pesticide free and landscaping with native plants, pests are attracted, and their natural predators.