Natural Pest Control: Alternatives to Chemicals for the Home and Garden

Natural Pest Control by Andrew Lopez is a solid read that has been around for a while, and a revised edition came out last year. It's an oversized paperback, just under 150 pages, and comes in at $19.95. That's a bit steep for a paperback but the book is worth getting if you can find it at a discount. There's quite a bit of information to help people switch away from toxic pesticides to more environmentally friendly pest control methods for both home and garden.

I have an older edition of the book, and one negative aspect is that the illustrations and photographs are black-and-white. They may have spruced up the newer edition a bit, but I haven't seen a copy yet. Regardless, there is some good information.

Natural Pest Control is broken down into short chapters that are quite readable. Sections include:

Ants
Snails
Gophers
Organic Fertilizers
Organic Pest Controls
Organic Disease Control
Organic Flea Control
Organic Cockroach Control
Organic Fly Control
Organic Termite Control
Natural Lawn Care
Organic Rose Care
Organic Tree Care
Organic Foliar Sprays
The Making of Super Compost
Rock Dust
Various Appendices and Resources Directories

The slant is more toward lawn and garden maintenance and outdoor pest control, but there is information that is applicable to in-home problems as well. Many pest control books cover a wide variety of topics and aren't really worth getting if you only have issues with one particular kind of pest, but Natural Pest Control is a good resource for anybody who's into gardening or lawn care because it also includes information on natural fertilizers and tricks for making your garden thrive.

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