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Kill aphids and caterpillars on my vegetables and herbs
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- Pick the insects off and squash them.
- Encourage birds and good insects such as ladybirds, damsel flies, dragon flies, and preying mantises.
- Use a low toxicity spray.
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Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray is safe to use on vegetables.
The spray only has a one day withholding period. That is, if you spray today, you can't pick the vegetables tomorrow, but it’s OK to eat them the following day.
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Kill pests on my shrubs and flowers
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- You can use the same approach with shrubs and flowers as with vegetables and herbs
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- You can use a spray with some residual (longer-lasting) effect
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Defender™ MaxGuard treats a range of pests including azalea lace bug, leafhoppers, lillypilly psyllids, scale and soft-bodied pests. It is long-lasting, systemic and also kills target pests on contact.
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Kill snails and slugs.
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- Switch the outside lights off for several hours at night, then go on a pick-and-squash raid.
- Encourage birds into the garden.
- Use snail pellets to attract and kill the snails.
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Defender™ Snail & Slug Pellets are effective and economical.
Sprinkle them lightly and often. Keep them away from children and pets.
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Protect the home from pest invasion.
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- Remove rubbish, such as old timber and sheets of iron, from around the house. They harbour pests such as spiders & cockroaches.
- Keep foliage clear of the house.
- Use a barrier spray to deter pests from entering.
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Defender™ HomeDefense™ Outdoor Barrier Spray is an outdoor barrier spray that deters and kills pests.
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Deal with pests on indoor plants
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Healthy indoor plants will have fewer pest problems.
- Ensure suitable light levels.
- Give plants adequate (but not too much) water.
- Provide good drainage.
- Use a suitable fertiliser.
- Use pest sprays that are scheduled for indoor use.
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Osmocote® PLUS Pots Planters & Indoors controlled release fertiliser is designed specifically for indoor and container-grown plants.
Defender™ Pyrethrum Insect Spray and Defender™ Bug-B-Gon are both low-toxicity sprays than can be safely used indoors.
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Kill lawn pests.
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First identify which pest is to blame.
For example, look out for
- lawn beetles & lawn grubs
- army worm
- billbugs
- argentine stem weevil
- cockchafers
- cutworms
- field & mole crickets
- ants
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Find out which pest is attacking your lawn.
Lawn Builder™ + Grub and Insect Control will kill a wide range of lawn pests while fertilizing the lawn.
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