If you have an issue with ants climbing up the trunks of your fruit trees, for example, you may want to spread worm castings under the trees to keep the ants away.

'We recommend adding a few tablespoons of worm castings to the mix,' says Lotte Berendsen, a botanist from the PlantIn app. Combine these ingredients well before potting up your snake plant.

Q: I thought I would share my success using worm castings for insect control. I live in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California and for years was plagued with whiteflies in my garden. They ...

Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves from the nests. If you have an issue with ants climbing up the trunks of ...

If you have an issue with ants climbing up the trunks of your fruit trees, for example, you may want to spread worm castings under the trees to keep the ants away.