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Integrated Pest Management – common sense principles

No silver bullet
- There is no single best pest control method or approach

Treat causes, not symptoms

Is that browning of leaves caused by a mite, virus, or ?
Understand the biology – e. g. increasing humidity a bit could be the long term solution with spider mite problems

Pest presence ≠ pest problem

A few aphids in the spring could be attracting predators, not threatening your plants

Wait-and-see vs just-in-case

Preventative pesticides as “insurance” is not healthy

If you kill the natural enemies, you inherit their work

Predators and parasites do a great job – let them!