Seed Starting & Gardening Tips
Understanding Integrated Pest Management Strategies
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) helps you control garden pests with fewer chemicals by focusing on prevention, early detection, and targeted action. In this article, you’ll learn how to combine cultural strategies (crop rotation, companion planting, resistant varieties, trap crops, and clean tools), physical and mechanical methods (regular inspections, Beneficial Insect Netting row covers, traps, hand removal, pruning, and diatomaceous earth), and biological controls (ladybugs, lacewings, beneficial nematodes, microbes, and red wiggler worms). You’ll also see how to set action thresholds and use eco-friendly, spot-applied treatments only when pest pressure truly requires it.
Traps & Lures: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn how organic gardeners can control pests by leveraging insect behavior with color-based sticky traps, pheromone lures that interrupt mating cycles, and food-scent bait traps. The article breaks down the different types of traps and lures, how to place and time traps for best results, and how to combine trapping with barriers and trap-cropping for a balanced, chemical-free approach—plus an overview of the trap and lure products available on our website.