Chapter One: Your Yard, Your Microcosm: IPM Basics

Abstract

Your yard isn’t a truly natural setting—the lawn, trees, flowers, and garden all need to be maintained. By better understanding the biology of what’s living and growing—and using soil, water, and air—you can have healthy plants that can tolerate their pests. No one has a pest-free environment, but you can integrate many methods to make them minimal, manageable, and safe.