However great your garden is, there are always weeds, insects and diseases to battle! Be familiar with the normal healthy appearance of your plants so as to recognise early any problems.
For damage control, see our wide range of plant protection products below or our problem solving section.
Beat a bug insect spray is made of 100% natural ingredients and is suitable for use of all around the garden, on vegetables, fruit trees, ornamentals, glasshouse and indoor plants. It kills and repels all your garden insect pests including ants, aphids, caterpillars, cockroaches, earwigs, leafhoppers, whitefly and thrip. It also gives your plants a boost of natural nutrients at the site of pest attack for improved resistance. This product is safe for humans, animals, soils and surrounds.
The natural control of insects and fungal diseases including blackspot on roses
Promoting healthy blooms in roses
Beat a bug Happy roses 100% natural health tonic is a great product for the natural rose gardener. It is made up of natural ingredients carefully chosen to promote stunning healthy roses. It protects and feeds your roses at the same time. It helps control blackspot and other fungal diseases such as rust and mildew with naturally occurring sulphur, seaweed extract and by boosting the health of the upper cells of the leaves. It will also prevent attack from aphids, thrips and caterpillars. Furthermore it contains Charlie Carp fertiliser to promote vigorous growth and general rose health.
Killing weeds safely with pets and kids running around
Controlling algae, lichen, liverwort and moss
Natural BEAT-A-WEED is a fast acting weedkiller made of natural actives (acetic acid/vinegar and sodium chloride/salt). It works by dehydrating the unwanted plants, burning it from the top down. Results are seen as browning and wilting of the plant and can be seen within hours of application (apply as directed for optimum results). BEAT-A-WEED is safe to use around children and pets. Active = 90g/L Acetic Acid, 40g/L Sodium Chloride.
The gardener that wants an efficient insecticide with an active more gentle on the environment
Richgro Ant Killa is a highly effective product that kills ants and provides barrier protection to control ants outside before they get inside your home. Active = 2g/Kg Bifenthrin.
The fast effective control of ants in the home garden
Well established Richgro Ant Killer has been around for a long time and is an Australian gardener favourite. Richgro Ant Killer kills ants fast! The handy 500gm shaker pack or our 2.5kg bulk pack allows easy use and application in areas where ants track, or ideally around ant nests. Richgro Ant Killer is effective on most types of ants. Active 500g = 30g/Kg Chlorpyrifos, 2.5Kg = 10g/Kg Chlorpyrifos.
The fast effective ants, spiders, cockroaches and other insects in domestic and commercial premises
Contact and residual insecticide for application to indoors and outdoors of homes and commercial premises where insects are seen to be active. Controls ants, spiders, cockroaches, bedbugs, carpet beetles, clothes moths, fleas and silverfish. Active = 3g/L Permethrin.
Getting rid of caterpillars, grasshoppers and millipedes
Carbaryl is highly effective in the control of caterpillars, grasshoppers, millipedes and various other insect pests in the home garden. Active = 100g/L CARBARYL (an anticholinesterase compound).
The control of certain diseases on fruit, certain vegetables and ornamentals
Use Copper Oxy Chloride to control black spot on apples and pears, brown rot, leaf curl, freckle, shot hole and rust on fruit. Also controls blight on tomatoes and potatoes and diseases of citrus, celery, ornamentals and grapes. Active = 500g/kg Copper Oxychloride.
Getting rid of garden insects with a product that is gentle on the environment
A safer alternative for garden pest control, Richgro Garden Insect Killa is made from a synthetic pyrethroid, Bifenthrin, which makes it ideal for the contact and residual control of Aphids, Caterpillars, Mites, Thrips, Plant bugs and other garden and household plant pests. Safer to use, fast acting, odourless and will last up to six weeks once applied. Active = 3g/L Bifenthrin.
Controlling certain fungus diseases and pests on fruit trees, stone fruits and roses
Controls certain fungus diseases, insects and mites on fruit trees, apples, peaches, nectarines, prunes, plums, apricots and roses in home garden. Active = 200g/L Polysulfide Sulfur.
Controlling fungal diseases in apples, vegetables, flowers and turf
Contains sulphur to ensure effective control of fungal diseases in apples, vegetables, flowers, including roses and turf. Active = 240g/kg Mancozeb, 560g/kg Sulphur.
Getting rid of ants, spiders, cockroaches and other insects inside and outside
For the control of ants, spiders, cockroaches, bed bugs, carpet beetles, clothes moths, fleas and silverfish in and around the house and garden. Active = 30g/L Permethrin.
The "natural" control of certain insects on citrus, vegetables and certain indoor and outdoor plants
For the "natural" control of ants, aphids, beetles, caterpillars, thrips and other insects on garden plants. Active = 0.3/L Pyrethrins 1.2g/L Piperonyl Butoxide.
Controlling certain insect pests on ornamental plants
Systemic Insecticide for the control of fruit fly, aphids, thrips, leaf minors, bean fly and other pests. Active = 100g/L Dimethoate. Due to APVMA regulatory changes Rogor is no longer allowed to be applied to "food producing crops”.
For more information please see http://permits.apvma.gov.au/PER13156.PDF...
Controlling certain insects mostly slaters, earwigs and millipedes around the garden and in pots
Richgro Slater killer comes in a handy shaker pack that makes for easy application and effective control of slaters, millipedes, earwigs and ants. Active = 40g/Kg Chlorpiryfos.
Controlling snails and slugs all around the garden including vegetable gardens
Use Richgro Snail and Slug Killer Pellets whenever you are planting new seedlings or when snails and slugs appear. For peace of mind, Bitter Compound Taste Deterrent has been added to deter consumption by pets. Active = 15g/kg Metaldehyde.
