Women for Mother Earth - Organic Gardening: Biological Controls

Using living organisms, such as bats, insects, or viruses to combat pests is a very promising area of research in the field of organic gardening.

Insects such as parasitic wasps and the bacterium "Bacillus thuringiensis", which infect mosquito and fly larvae as well as many chewing catapillars, are some of the most widely used forms.

Biological controls happen naturally, and you can encourage them by providing animals and insects with benefical habitats and alternative food sources.

Setting up habitats

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