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"We do what we can to minimize the damage from garden pests."

"The need to ban the use of bee-killing pesticides should be a no-brainer. We need bees, one of the world's most productive pollinators. The pesticides used to kill bees also kill many other important pollinators. Are they listening?"

"The art and skill of seed harvesting are almost lost. The best seeds we can plant with for the next growing season are usually the seeds we harvest from our crops."

"Prevention is always key to stopping pests. Prepare early and be vigilant."

"I know pest control is, most often necessary, and I know the pest are hungry too, but to save our crops, we must control pests. I suggest controlling them with as little harm to the environment as possible and using methods that are the least harmful or not harmful to non-pest inhabitants."

"Choose wisely and use the best, least harmful pest control methods possible. The inhabitants of the soil do a lot to create healthy soil which in turn provides optimum nutrition for your fruits and vegetables."

"As the cost of food rises, the quality and amounts of food decrease. We must do what is necessary to ensure we have access to quality food and enough food by growing our own. An agricultural revolution is what is needed."

"This episode is one in a series of episodes about garden pests. All is not lost."

"Plants are in the ground, and before you know it, the annual garden visitors will be arriving. Most people call them pests. What are they, and how to deal with them."

"The need to grow healthy, clean food should not be a difficult decision."