Both cedar and cypress wood contain natural oils and chemicals such as thujone that deter bugs. The mulch acts as a protective barrier around your plants reducing the likelihood of garden pests.

Like anything else, there are some benefits and pitfalls to using cedar mulch in your garden. These benefits include that it ...

The influence of floating row cover on cantaloupe, alone or combined with transparent polyethylene mulch, was evaluated to determine its effect on population densities of aphids, sweetpotato whitefly, ...