Integrated pest management, or IPM, is used to maximize crop
production while minimizing hazards to health and to the environment.
Instead of widespread chemical use, biological controls such as crop
rotation, planting patterns, natural predators of pests, and pest-resistant
crop varieties are used not to eradicate insects and weeds but to keep
them at acceptable levels. Chemicals are used very selectively and only
when other methods are insufficient.
Home gardeners benefit as well: using IPM means spending less on
pesticides and taking fewer health and environmental
risks.
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