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Surprisingly, delicatelooking wildflowers can be a powerful weapon in the war against destructive garden pests, says leading horticulturists.
Many gardeners use chemical pesticides to rid their plants of pests. In fact, gardens and fanners together dump about 1.6 billion pounds of pesticides each year on U.S. soil, often upsetting the natural balance of the environment and creating serious health threats.
Helping to restore nature’s system of checks and balances, minimizing and sometimes even eliminating the need for chemical controls, is Border Patrol, a mix of country flower seeds scientifically formulated to attract beneficial insects that prey on destructive bugs.
More than three years in development, Border Patrol is the brainchild of Steve Atwood, president of Clyde Robin Seed. He commissioned Jeff Ball, national lawn and garden product expert, to research and test some 100 different varieties of flowers
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