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Is something chewing your plants, sucking the life out of your seedlings, or tearing up your garden overnight? If you're gardening in Zone 6b, especially here in Massachusetts, this video is your May pest alert.
I’ll walk you through the top pests currently active in my garden, with a focus on two of the most damaging ones this season: aphids and rodents.

🐛 What’s Covered in This Video:
Aphids – These tiny green sap-suckers cluster on tender new growth, weakening plants and spreading fast. I’ll show you how to spot and stop them before they take over.

Rats – Yep, rats are back. They’ve been digging up and eating my sweet potato slips. Learn how to protect your crops from these underground thieves.

Cabbage Worms – The go-to pest of brassicas like cabbage, kale, and broccoli.

Slugs and Snails – Classic leaf-chewers that attack in damp conditions and vanish by morning.

Flea Beetles – Small, hopping beetles that can devastate young plants.

Cabbage Root Maggots – Sneaky root eaters that cause sudden plant collapse.

Beet Leaf Miners – Leaf-burrowing larvae that leave unsightly scribbles and weakened growth.

Whether you’re growing bok choy, basil, beets, cabbage, or sweet potatoes, these pests can take you by surprise. I’ll show you exactly what to look for and how I’m managing the battle in my own backyard.

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💬 Found this helpful? Let me know in the comments what pests you’re seeing in your own garden, and what’s working for you.

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