"Marie Dodge" wrote in message
"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message

Tilling too much or too little has no effect on insect pests. The recent
soil test showed plenty of organic matter. OM isn't the problem. Resistant
insects and spiders are. Pests are becoming resistant to everything we're
throwing at them.

So what are your natural predator numbers like?

Do you have lots of tiny birds in the garden? I get WF each spring but
within a week there is not a sign of them because all the tiny birds feast
on them.