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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

Pest control experts urge gardeners to take immediate action to control these 5 common summer garden menaces

Rich dark purple lupins, orange geums and peonies in a lush, wild-look garden scheme.

Our gardens are alive in summer, with blooms performing their best and pollinators flying between them to soak up nectar. But, there are some less beneficial insects that also thrive during the warmest months. These summer garden pests can lead to the downfall of your plants and crops if you don't act fast to eradicate them.

Summer provides ideal conditions for many pests that destroy plants to thrive, and unfortunately ornamental and edible plants alike fall victim to their attack. From tiny sap-sucking insects to more obvious leaf munchers, there are a few summer garden pests gardeners battle with every year.

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