Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a practical, eco-friendly approach to managing pests. It involves regularly checking your landscape, identifying issues correctly, evaluating the severity, and choosing the least-toxic solution.
Pest Information
For a practical, eco-friendly approach to managing pests, try using Integrated Pest Management.
- Practice GrowGreen techniques for a healthy landscape
- Diagnose problems correctly and evaluate their severity
- Choose the least-toxic solution.
Practice GrowGreen
A healthy, well-adapted landscape is less prone to pest problems! Plant native and well-adapted, pest-resistant plant varieties, and keep them healthy.
Recognize and encourage beneficial predators to prevent pest problems.
Diagnose Problems and Evaluate the Severity
Accurately diagnose problems before considering any treatment. Keep in mind that 95% of insects are not pests and some are helpful. Don’t kill every bug.
Use the Least-Toxic Solution
Try removing insects by hand or blasting them with water. Traps and barriers may also be effective.
Use pesticides as a last resort. Choose the least toxic product and always read and follow the directions on the label. It’s important not to apply fertilizer or pesticides before a rain.
Developers and City Staff
Contacts
- Developers and City Staff: John Clement 512-974-1475
- Grow Green; Home Gardeners and Landscape Professionals: Denise Delaney 512-974-2581