Two kookaburras fighting over a beetle while sitting on a birdbath.
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Beat beetles and curl grubs

Chewing pests can decimate an entire plant, biting away at various parts until there's nothing left. Learn how to stop beetles and grubs from eating your harvest.

Exit hole in an apple after a codling moth caterpillar has finished feeding.
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Common orchard pests

Keep an eye out for these three pesky orchard pests that could easily decimate your fruit harvest.

Silver whitefly on the back of a leaf.
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Pest control: whitefly

With the warmer weather, some pests such as whitefly can do a fair bit of damage to your vegie patch. These tips will help stop them.

Bronze orange bugs.
Pests & diseases

Pest control: Bronze orange bugs

Learn how to control this common citrus pest, which sucks sap from new shoots and stems.

Spraying tomato plants with botanical sprays.
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Organic solutions for tomato pests

Don't let these common pests ruin your tomato crop!

Collars can protect seedlings from pests.
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Protecting your plants from pests

Deploying a range of barriers and exclusion products will help protect your crops from marauding creatures.

Green vegetable bugs shelter in plant foliage.
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Where do pests go in winter?

Some pests can handle the cold, others can't. Regardless, nature has equipped them with a way to deal with the chill.

Plastic pot with scrunched up paper being used as an earwig trap.
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Earwigs and woolly aphids

Here's how to naturally control two pesky pests that have the potential to do permanent damage to your garden.

A tubful of leafy green vegetables
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Cabbage white butterfly

Denis Crawford looks at the scourge of brassica plants – cabbage white butterfly – and has some tips for dealing with them.

Aphids on green growth.
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Control aphids and pear slugs

The fresh growth of spring is a time for pesky pests to be out and about. Here's what to do if you find aphids or cherry and pear slugs.

Citrus Leafminer
Pests & diseases

Cure for curly citrus

Wondering why your citrus leaves look so unhealthy? Discover what happens when citrus leafminer attacks your plants and natural solutions to protect your fruit trees.

Your organic pest control kit
What to plant

Your organic pest control kit

Learn how to keep snails, slugs and other pests in check before they eat their way through your garden.