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Johan Gerber
Registered professional natural scientist Johan Gerber worked in the pesticide industry before working with various leading agricultural companies in the development and registration of many of the environmentally-responsible pest solutions now available on the South African market for agricultural and home garden use.
His philosophy is that pest control need not be at the expense of the health of the environment, or of people and animals. This is how Johan describes his work, and his vision:
"I have been advising gardeners for fifteen years. My passion is for new product development. I worked with the most hazardous pesticides in the early years and the friendliest ones most recently and my mission in life is to inform gardeners so that they can make the healthiest and most effective choices when it comes to selecting pesticides to solve problems. If I can find ways of avoiding the use of pesticides, then I've achieved my aim.
"In the next few years I will be focusing on very exciting new product developments. By allocating time to experimental efficacy trials for
more friendly technology (pesticides and biological controls), the sooner such new products will be registered for use. Hopefully the day will come in the not too distant future that gardeners will be able to ask for a dozen of ladybird or parasitic wasp pupae at their local garden centres! In the meantime let us safeguard what we have in our gardens!"
Visit Johan's website by clicking here.
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