Integrated Pest
Management
And The Vegetable Garden
What is IPM ?
Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) is
a sustainable approach to managing pests
by combining
biological, cultural, physical
and chemical tools in a way that
minimizes economic, health
and environmental risks.
Why IPM in the
Veggie Garden . . .
To Get That IPM Attitude
Become A Sleuth!
So did the bugs do it?
More environment clues .
. .
So youve found bugs, now
what?
Dont murder the good
guys!
Friend Green Lace Wing
Friend Lady Beetles
Friend Lady Beetles
More Lady Beetles
More Lady Beetles
Friend Spiders
Friend Damsel Bugs
Friend Hover Flies
Friend Assassin Bugs
Friend Pirate Bugs
Ground Beetles
Rove Beetles
Friends How to save
them
and still thwart the bad guys
Option - Housekeeping
Option Change Your
Attitude
Option Rotate Crops
Option Intercrop
Option Change Or
Stagger Planting Times
Option Physical Removal
Option Traps And
Barriers
Option Feed The Good
Guys
Insecticidal Soap Recipe
Option Use Nontoxic
Sprays
Option Careful
Pesticide Use
And Now For Some Bad
Guys. . .
Enemy Aphids
Enemy Cabbage Loopers
Corn Earworm - Snap Beans
Enemy - Flea Beetles
Enemy - Four-Lined Plant
Bug
Enemy Leaf Hoppers
Colorado Potato Beetle
Enemy Squash Bug
Enemy Squash Vine Borer
Striped Cucumber Beetle
Enemy White Flies
Enemy Herbicide Drift
A Happy Ending
For Your Vegetables
A Happy, Healthy Ending
For You!