Your top 5 Garden Pests

Jersey Plants Direct will help you identify and eliminate some of your worst garden pests with these useful tips.   Find out what the Top 5 Garden Pests don’t want you to know about them here!

Imagine, you’ve done all the hard work and your garden is looking wonderful and then you spot a partly eaten leaf, or your delicious greenhouse fruit is being devoured or your plants are looking increasingly unhealthy.  It could be the result of slugs or snails or perhaps an invasion of vine weevil. 

This series of articles from Jersey Plants Direct will help you to spot the signs of these common pests, give you helpful advice about how to prevent infestations and treat them if they take hold.

Use this guide below as quick and easy point of reference to help you spot which pests are plaguing your garden. Why not print it out as a reminder of what to look out for.

	Signs of infestation Small insects colonise shoot tips, and flower buds such as roses Learn more about Aphids
	Signs of infestation  Holes in plant leaves, complete disappearance of young small plants over the ground Learn more about Slugs and Snails
	Signs of infestation Clouds of small white-winged insects will fly into the air when an infected plant is disturbed.  Creamy nymphs on the underside of leaves Learn more about Glasshouse Whitefly
	Signs of infestation  Irregular semi-circular notches eaten into the edges of leaves, plant completely wilts and dies and then upon closer examination has no roots left Learn more about Vine Weevils
	Signs of infestation Fine silk webbing on the plants and leaves lose their green colour, dry up and fall off. Learn more about Red Spider Mite

Don’t despair, yes pests can cause havoc but if you are vigilant and you use the resources available then your garden can continue to grow and flourish!

Jersey Plants Direct now offers a full range of Biological Control products, to help you eliminate these nasty garden pests.