Treating diseases and pests

Key facts Botanical name – Xylella fastidiosa Common name – Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS), Pierce’s disease, Olive tree blight Family – Xanthomonadaceae Sub-species – fastidiosa, multiplex, pauca and sandyi Type – Bacterial disease Symptoms – leaf scorch, chlorosis, stunting, twig desiccation Until recent times, Xylella fastidiosa wasn’t mentioned very often, but nowadays it’s become […]

Thrips are a class of extremely tiny insects – almost microscopic – that either destroy or protect plants. They can be found both in the

Beans are a favorite in the vegetable patch, and not only for us! Many types of sickness-causing fungus and bacteria also love to infect bean plants. They cause yellow spots, wilt, and other issues on bean leaves, bean pods and vines. Here are the main culprits responsible for bean blight.

Phytophthora is a word used to describe more than just a single disease. The term refers to many different plant pathologies which have more or less severe impacts (crown rot, mildew, ink disease, etc.) It’s more accurate to use the phrase “phytophthora diseases”.

Stephanotis often falls sick because of diseases and pests. This mostly happens at the beginning: in time, you’ll strike the perfect balance between water, sun and fertilizer and your plant willresist all these problems!

Have you sprayed too much insecticide on your tree? Applied too much fertilizer? There may still be a chance to save your plant. Here is how to save a poisoned tree.

Septoria has often caused many a gardener to wail in desperation. What plants does it affect? Which host is it hiding on over winter?

Tomato late blight is one of the most devastating diseases because downy mildew spreads extremely quickly.

Whiteflies are tiny insects that can attack all kinds of plants, particularly: hibiscus, geraniums, greater celandine, fuchsia plants and certain vegetables

Thanks to fermented stinging nettle tea, create your own 100% organic fertilizer and parasite repellent! Discover fermented stinging nettle tea

Famous for being vineyard owners’ #1 enemy, downy mildew is a constant threat to grape harvests. This blight also threatens certain other vegetables from the vegetable patch such as tomatoes and potatoes, too.

Cabbage moth (Pieris brassicae) is a large white butterfly species that naturally reproduces in cabbage leaves. It uses those leaves as food for caterpillars of the next generation. Wings have a few black spots on them.

Fermented horsetail tea is an effective fungicide that helps avoid most fruit tree and vegetable patch diseases.

Bordeaux mixture is an effective fungus treatment authorized for use in organic farming.

When leaves are covered with a blackish substance, similar to black soot that would have collected overnight, it is a sign of sooty mold.

Tomatoes are often infected with fungal diseases (related to mushrooms). A typical gardener’s first reaction is to blast the whole plant with chemicals.

Black spot disease is diagnosed when black or brown spots appear on leaves. It impacts many trees, but doesn’t usually present any critical

Mold is nature’s way of recycling. It breaks plant matter down into nutrients for other plants to use. With a few natural tricks, you can stop

Tomato pinworms are native to South America, and appeared in France in 2009 in the Drôme area. Since then, they have invaded all of France and spread to other European countries as well.

Prepare your own magic potions! Infusions, decoctions, fermented tea… take advantage of natural plant properties to easily prepare organic fertilizer and treatments at a very low price.

Scale insects appearing on a ZZ plant is a rare occurrence. Getting rid of them isn’t too difficult on

For citrus trees, root rot leads to trunk rot. It’s sometimes detected on fruits, too. The disease results from an infection by Phytophthora, a rot fungus.

Aphids are fearsome insects that attack leaves and feed on plant sap. There are natural ways to treat against them. Leaves curl up and become sticky.

A fly that is slightly larger than the common housefly, onion fly is a destructive pest for certain Alliaceae plants. Not only do they reproduce extremely fast, but the larvae trigger bulb rot and eat the bulbs out from the inside.

When seedlings die off at a very early stage in life, chances are it’s due to a fungus in the soil. “Damping off” is the term that describes this infection.

Red spider mite is a tiny mite of the Tetranychidae family. It attacks leaf and flower plants, indoors and outside.

A fungal disease that strikes terror in the heart of orchards, scab can be diagnosed when brown spots appear on the fruits.

Appearing in eastern France in 2003, allium leaf-mining flies have continuously spread West and are today among the most devastating enemies of leek overall.

Weeding has always been the starting point of many questions: how can undesired growth be removed without polluting the Earth and our environment? Can we weed naturally and efficiently, without using noxious herbicides that would seep into our plants and our bodies? There are a great many ways today to succeed without using chemical products […]

Do you have a garden with fruit trees and you’d like to get a bit more organic? Preserving and protecting nature is getting more and more attractive, most of all for our own dear little children.

European brown rot is a fungal disease caused by fungus that attacks fruit trees and can seriously impact harvests. 

Garlic decoctions are an excellent solution to treat most diseases and fungus that impact plants, fruit trees and vegetables in the vegetable patch.

Erineum gall is a disease that is often encountered on trees, but the grape vine also falls victim and the distinctive gall growths appear on the leaves.

Powdery mildew is a fungus that belongs to the Erysiphaceae family and frequently colonizes certain plants. This mold appears in the form of a light velvety white layer or white spots on leaves, which is what makes it immediately recognizable.

The Boxwood tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is an insect of the Crambidae family in the Lepidoptera order.

Cypress canker is really the only disease known to this conifer. Although generally quite hardy, a canker infection can devastate

Often called apple scab, this fungus is responsible for important damage to this fruit tree, but also to plum trees and pear trees.

The Russian Olive tree, as opposed to the native American silverberry, is considered a highly invasive species in some parts of the United States and Canada.

Organic gardeners favor it above all others: fermented comfrey tea is one of the most effective organic fertilizers for gardens and vegetable plots.

Scale insects like mealybugs are among the most common parasites on indoor plants.

Fermented tea from weeds is an effective and environment-friendly resource to fight most insects, pests and plant diseases.

The bug often called “cherry fruit fly” is a tiny fly that lays eggs on ripening cherries. It’s also called the “cherry maggot“. Generally, this happens end of May or beginning of June, and can last until July.

Every Spring season, it’s the same old story. You’re strolling through the garden, soaking in that frenzied feeling of nature waking up. Ka-POW, disaster strikes! Everywhere, slugs and snails chowing

Thrips can cause different types of damage to your plants. This depends both on the plant species and the type of thrips. Key thrips damage symptoms Sunken streaks and patches – leaves and stems Colored spots or patches – usually silver-white Stunted growth – buds (flower and leaf) Often combined with – plant virus, fungal […]

Rose trees are most certainly among the most beautiful flower-bearing shrubs, but they are also among the most vulnerable to diseases.

In these days of sustainable development and environmental protection, attracting animal and insect life in your garden is a necessity.

Natural organic ant control is possible and effective. Here are a few tricks to fight against these tiny insects.

Silverberry is quite a resilient shrub, but there are cases when something as innocuous as a tiny sparrow will bring it down to its knees…

Infecting most ornamental plants such as cypress, willow or fruit trees such as the peach tree, apricot tree or cherry tree, canker is a fungal disease that

All the species and varieties of Hibiscus are vulnerable to aphids. Here are the symptoms of such an invasion, and how to treat it.

Gall wasp is an insect that lays eggs in soft tissues in trees, flowers and other plants. As the larvae develop, a gall forms and