Rainy Season Pests

I haven't had to water the plants everyday since the rainy season started, but I've had to be vigilant with pests. They started showing up last week and if I'm not careful they will eat all my plants.

I was surprised when I started to see more snails in the garden. I haven't tried the beer trick yet. I'm afraid the cats might get curious and try it. Sweetie has been helping me scoop them up. We've been catching at least 20 per day! I know there's much more since each one can produce hundreds. I have to research how I can prevent them from multiplying.

I have been dealing also with caterpillars, green fat wrigglies and the brown hairy ones. Ugh! They've been eating my calamansi and Mom's ornamental plants. I'm actively inspecting plants to make sure they don't multiply. I still spray Neem oil weekly, I know that helps. The rains though wash it off that's why I need to check and remove the pests.

I saw a beetle on a bamboo leaf the other night. I left it alone since it can help eat invasive pests. 

We're also actively trimming trees, bamboo and bushy plants. This will help control the pest population and hopefully discourage other pests from using our plants as shelter. 

#BeKind #StaySafe