Integrated
Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) is a method of controlling indoor and outdoor
pests using the least toxic methods available through a
combination of controls including mechanical, biological and
chemical.
Are
You Giving the Bugs a Great Place to Live?
Outside:
- A moist, cool,
protected environment. Bugs love ivy, standing water, and
woodpiles.
- Animal waste,
rotting fruit, and debris provide the perfect breeding
ground for bugs.
Inside:
- Easy access
into your house
- Easy access to
food and water
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Plan
your IPM battle strategy in this order:
1st
- Physical Controls
- Hand picking
- Cleanliness
- Barriers
- Caulking holes
- Vacuuming
- Traps
2nd
- Biological Controls
- Predatory
insects (for example, use ladybugs to eat aphids and
parasitic insects)
- Bacterial
insecticides (for example, use Bacillus thuringiensis, or
B.t., to kill caterpillars)
- Birds, toads
and spiders
3rd
- Chemical Controls - Your Last Resort
- Dehydrating
dusts (for example, diatomaceous earth)
- Insecticidal
soaps
- Boric acid
powder
- Horticultural
oils
- Insect Growth
Regulators, or IGRs - these interrupt the reproductive
cycle of insects without affecting their enemies
- Baits
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