outlook_o32_bannerThat’s right. Besides providing home and professional gardeners with 12 different live beneficial insects that can control most pest problems, we also feature live earthworms for soil and compost use, live Mason Bees for pollinating, and the most effective animal repellents on the planet. Plus we have books available to help gardeners learn how to use these tools more effectively.

Why Good Bugs Work

Most people cringe at the sight of any type of insect. But for us at Organic Control, Inc. (Orcon), the creepy, crawly creatures fall into two categories: good bugs and bad bugs. Pests may become immune to chemical pesticides over time, but they can never build immunity against being eaten – which is why our approach is proven effective, season after season.

Our good bugs include the familiar Ladybugs, which love to eat aphids, and Green Lacewings, which eat even more aphids. Then there are Praying Mantids, which eat just about anything that moves, Delphastus, a beetle that eats white fly, and Cryptolaemus that gobbles up mealy bug. And of course there are Predatory Mites, good mites that eat bad mites in droves.

Other kinds of good bugs are parasites, sneaky critters that lay their eggs inside the bad guys. The eggs hatch and eat the villains before they can do their dastardly deeds. These include Beneficial Nematodes, which thrive on grubs, flea larvae, fungus gnats, and other pests that live in the soil. Also there is the mighty Trichogramma, which attacks all kinds of leaf chewing caterpillars, Encarsia formosa, which specializes in white fly eggs, and Fly Parasites, which help ranchers from swatting so much. And there is even Aphytis melinus, which only has eyes for scale.

Why Earthworms can be lovable

Earthworms are one of the gardeners best friends. Our Red Wriggler composting worms (Eisenia fetida), help keep the soil loose, allowing for easier root growth and improving water retention. They also speed up the decomposition process in cold composting. These little guys eat and burrow twenty-four hours a day (imagine that!), which aerates the soil, getting oxygen to the roots. They can be used in the garden or in worm composting.

Pollinating bees that don’t sting?

Yes, our super pollinating Mason Bees, each one capable of doing the work of 120 honey bees, will stay where they hatch and help increase the yield on fruit and nut trees, and increase the blooms on plants and shrubs. They don’t have a hive or a queen, so each one concentrates on gathering pollen and nectar in its local area. And they are willing to work at colder temperatures than honey bees, making them more useful early in the season.

Animal repellents that really work

A researcher for the US Forest Service, Dr. Jerry Walters, got tired of deer eating his experiments. He tried all the common repellents, but after a couple of weeks, or a rain fall, he would have to reapply them. So he invented, and patented, a device that emits garlic vapors continuously for 6 to 8 months, even if it rains. He documented how this Deer & Rabbit Repellent system worked far better than any other product on the market.

With that success, he used the same technology for a Gopher & Mole Repellent. This version is inserted into a rodent’s tunnel, it fills the tunnel with garlic vapors making it unusable for a full year.

He then set his sights on our lovable dogs and cats when they can occasionally become a nuisance. He again used the same technology, but with some additional ingredients, to help encourage our little angels from bothering our plants or leaving unpleasant reminders of their presence. This one is called Dog & Cat Repellent.

For more information about these products, contact your Arett Sales professional.

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