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    Keep Caterpillars in Check in Your Garden

    Identification, row covers, natural enemies, and Bt keep cabbage caterpillars from making your cole crops look like Swiss cheese.

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    A Whitefly in the Ointment

    Defense against whiteflies begins with garden diversity.

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    Stone Wall Tactics

    An ecological outlook and organic materials vitalize a garden. By working with nature instead of against it, James Carr and his wife cultivate a vegetable garden without chemicals.

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    How to Control Voles in Your Garden

    Voles are cute until they damage special plantings. Sheila Davis tells how to manage habitat in your garden to discourage the critters.

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    Squashing Squash Bugs

    Insect predators and prevention keep squash bug numbers under control.

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    Pyrethrum-Based Insecticides from Chrysanthemums

    If hand-picking or spraying with water are ineffective and Bt doesn't solve your problem, consider stepping up to a pyrethrum based insecticide. Use it judiciously: It is relatively safe for…