Margaret of Skool Community shares success in pest control thanks to creating lizard habitats.
So I wanted to offer this to people suffering from insects, but I also wanted to ask if others had this experience: Before I found David, I was circulating various insect control products – I was always on the big question of diatomaceous earth, neems, various Monterey products, soapy water, other homemade formulations, etc. This is always a big issue of “I need to do something about statistics.” Last spring, I stopped using anything. I went for a cold turkey. When cucumbers and squash overrun with cucumbers and beetles, when eggplants overrun with flea beetles, when something became a buggy, I pulled them out and moved.
A year later, there are so many lizards in the garden, and now it is the main topic of interest and conversation. There are three types of lizards, and there are many. My husband is making videos of lizards. Now I use an organza bag and have too many bugs with leaf legs covering elderberry and tomatoes, but I’m not spraying anything. In at least one of his videos, I remember a good proverb – logs etc. for providing habitat for insect predators. So, hanging there when faced with insects, nature can balance this with some patience. 🦎
Margaret shared two videos. First, this impressive skink that will take pest control:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8pva3gaess
Have you seen him dig a cutworm? That’s really impressive!
And this is the interesting look of the anols in the same garden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5l6cbvr1ug
Last year I caught a girl in a church and allowed her to move into a greenhouse and a row of grocery garden. They’re fine now. Also, this year there will be a wealth of baby mantis. This is a good reminder to add insect and lizard habitat to your garden.
It’s best to avoid spraying and deal with nature. It can be frustrating for a while.
