Five ways to control pests in your garden

Leah Waithira at her vegetable garden in Nyeri. The first strategy is to select and grow healthy plants.[Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Attack from insect pests tops the problems farmers encounter frequently in vegetable production. When identified early, managing the insects can be easy.

Before you decide to use the more expensive and toxic route of chemical sprayer to control pests in your vegetable garden, first try some of these natural strategies.