Ladybug Love

submitted by Gozo College Boys Secondary School : Arthur Portelli  for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school magazine, website
Proof of dissemination: Click to view
Dissemination description: and on the School notice board... Dissemination was done through the use of the school website hence the screen shot the Editor of the Focus magazine
filed under Photos


The purpose of pesticides is to kill harmful insects but it is not killing only harmful insects, it is killing good insects like the ladybug too. Some harmful pests like the common snail are now becoming immune to pesticides too. Nitrates from pesticides are also contaminating our water table and therefore affecting us directly through the water we drink. Instead of pesticides people can use natural deterrents like petroleum or vinegar in a bottle hanging from a tree. Instead of artificial nutrients, farmers can use farmyard manure.