beneficial insects

10 Beneficial Insects

12 Beneficial Insects for Southwest Gardens (Desert-Friendly Guide)

If you garden in Southern New Mexico or West Texas, you already know our climate is different. High heat, low humidity, alkaline soil, and long dry spells change everything — including the insects in your yard. Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some insects are your best defense against aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and […]

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How to use Insecticidal Soaps

How to use insecticidal soaps? Will they work? Well, they do and they don’t!  Most of our customers have tried to use some type of soap and water mixture to kill aphids and other insects.  Many tell me it kinda works, or not at all.  Eventually, most will purchase a nonorganic insecticide to make sure […]

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