Pests, Weeds and Plant Disease

What is non-toxic pest management? It means:

1 -That you do not get hysterical about a few bugs or weeds, and vow to spray “just this once.”

2 – You practice prevention (rather than do the extremes of crisis management).

3 – You focus on building a healthy, biologically-rich soil with organic fertilizers, beneficial soil microbes, and compost to reduce pests. Healthy soil grows healthy plants.

4 – You promote biological ecosystem diversity (vs. mono-cropping) throughout your whole property to attract natural predators like birds, spiders, and beneficial insects.

5 – You aim to avoid killing off beneficial organisms with any chosen pest treatment strategy.

6 – You strive for prevention. It is least costly and non-toxic.

Remember that you can reduce but will never eradicate anything. Enjoy this extensive set of strategies.