Back to the nature: ladybirds instead of pesticides
Britsh vegetables and fruits dealers are looking for “greener” methods for getting rid of the pests
who are destroying their cultures. The eco solution is represented by predatory insects such as
ladybirds and some hornet species.
The tendency grew after the European Union has taken the initiative to forbid several chemical
substances which are thought to have harmful effects against human body. The dealers have
started to use natural pest killers, by buying ladybug larvaes and predatory hornets, which eat a
huge number of pest insects.
Thereby, tomatoes, peppers and even strawberries are grown without using the harmful
pesticides, due to the fact that the hornets and ladybirds introduced into greenhouses have
successfully replaced the formal pest killing methods. In Great Britain there are already some
companies which takes care of growing and selling these small “biological weapons”, which
maintain the natural balance of the insect populations in greenhouses and gardens.