<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Allen&#039;s Blog - P. Allen Smith Garden Home &#187; bugs</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/tag/bugs/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.pallensmith.com/blog</link>
	<description>P. Allen Smith is an award-winning garden expert, author, and television host.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:02 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1</generator>
<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
		<item>
		<title>Here Come the Bugs!</title>
		<link>http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/here-come-the-bugs</link>
		<comments>http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/here-come-the-bugs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Allen Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bugs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=1407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The mild temperatures of the past winter came at a price and now it&#8217;s time to pay up. Bugs. Without freezing winter temperatures to reduce their populations the insect pests in my garden are back with a vengeance. Pest management is going to be tough this growing season, but I&#8217;m trying something new that gives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/here-come-the-bugs/attachment/20120604_azaguard02-2" rel="attachment wp-att-1635"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1635" title="20120604_AzaGuard02" src="http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120604_AzaGuard02.jpg" alt="" width="190" height="359" /></a>The mild temperatures of the past winter came at a price and now it&#8217;s time to pay up. Bugs. Without freezing winter temperatures to reduce their populations the insect pests in my garden are back with a vengeance. Pest management is going to be tough this growing season, but I&#8217;m trying something new that gives me hope that I can stay one step ahead.</p>
<p><a title="BioSafe Systems AzaGuard" href="http://www.agreenbrain.com/ProductPage-AzaGuard.html" target="_blank">AzaGuard&reg; Insecticide and Insect Repellant</a> is a broad spectrum insecticide, nematicide and repellant. Here are a few points that convinced me to give AzaGuard&reg; a try.</p>
<ol>
<li>It&#8217;s organic, non-toxic and safe to use both indoors and out.</li>
<li>AzaGuard&reg; contains the OMRI listed insect growth inhibitor Azadirachtin. This prevents insect growth, feeding and reproduction. It works on over 300 pests including aphids, beetles, grasshoppers, grubs, and whiteflies.</li>
<li>The active ingredient Azadirachtin has a low impact on the environment and no effect on birds or other wildlife.</li>
<li>In addition to being a growth inhibitor AzaGuard&reg; is also a repellant that works on flying insects like house flies.</li>
<li>AzaGuard&reg; controls parasitic nematodes.</li>
<li>I can mix AzaGuard&reg; in my sprayer with other chemicals such as BioSafe System&#8217;s fungicide/bacteriacide OxiDate&reg;.</li>
<li>The packaging is designed with the environment in mind. Each spray bottle comes with 3 ampoules of water soluble product providing 96 fluid ounces of spray. All I have to do is pour the contents of 1 ampoule in the bottle and add water. When I that runs out I can mix up more without purchasing a second spray bottle.</li>
</ol>
<p>If you want to try <a title="BioSafe Systems AzaGuard" href="http://www.agreenbrain.com/ProductPage-AzaGuard.html" target="_blank">BioSafe&reg; Systems AzaGuard&reg;</a> in your garden look for it at your local independent garden center or hardware stores such as True Value or United Hardware.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/here-come-the-bugs/attachment/20120604_azaguard01" rel="attachment wp-att-1412"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1412" title="20120604_AzaGuard01" src="http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120604_AzaGuard01.jpg" alt="" width="456" height="263" /></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/here-come-the-bugs/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
