1. Controlling Pests in the Home Garden
A Wholistic Approach

2. What We’ll Cover Types of Pests What is Wholistic Four Areas Cultural
Mechanical
Biological
Chemical

3. Types Viruses Tabaco Mosaic virus Bacteria Bacteria Spot Fungus (Mold)
Early Blight
Insects
Tomato Flea
Weeds
Nightshade
Critters
Bunny

4. Wholistic Approach? Technical Term is- Integrated Pest Management
Long-term prevention of pests or their damage by managing the ecosystem
Pest identification
Monitoring and assessing pest numbers and damage
Guidelines for when management action is needed
Preventing/limiting pest damage
Control vs Elimination
Using a combination of management tools
Cultural
Physical/Mechanical
Biological
Chemical

5. Why? More Effective Less Expensive Safer Healthy/Balanced Environment
Natural Control

6. Four Areas Cultural Practices Mechanical and Physical Controls
Healthy Plants.
Reduce pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal, and survival.
Mechanical and Physical Controls
Kill a pest directly or make the environment unsuitable for it.
Keep the pest out.
Biological Control
Use of natural enemies—predators, parasites, pathogens, and competitors—to control pests and their damage.
Chemical Control
Physiological affect on the target pest.

7. Cultural Promote Healthy Plants Remove Inhibit Growth Planting Pruning
Watering
Fertilize
Rotation
Remove
Remove Windfall
Weeding before they seed
Squish’em
Inhibit Growth
Mulch
Remove favorable environments

8. Mechanical and Physical Controls
Traps
Mouse Traps
Tanglefoot
Barriers
Tree Guard
Fence
Mulch
Net

9. Biological Control Promote a Predator/Parasite Friendly Environment
Feed all season
Create Habitat
Add biological agent
Nematodes
Bacillus thuringiensis (BTs)- "microbial insecticide"
Ladybugs
Predator Wasps

10. Chemical Control Sprays/Powders/Poisons Systemic/ Broad Spectrum
Neonicotinoids
2,4-D
Target
d-Con
Grass B-Gone
Timing
Late Evening
After Bloom

11. Conclusion Positively Identify your pest Use all your tools
Control vs Eradication