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Small Tree/Shrub Fertilization Programs
What is Integrated Pest Management?
* Improves plant quality and health
* Reduces use of pesticides
* Costs the same as traditional techniques
* Less harm to wildlife, forests and water sources
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the use of natural and safe
methods to control landscape insects and disease.
IPM is an "environment friendly: alternative to the indiscriminate
spraying of chemical pesticides to treat lawns, trees and shrubs.
An IPM-trained landscaper controls plant pests by regularly
monitoring a landscape and applying scientific knowledge about
plants, weather, pests and the environment.
Using less pesticide
helps ensure the safety of homeowners and their pets. It also
means less harm to local wildlife,
forests and streams.
Healthy plants are more resistant to insects and disease.
JVS Landscape has been properly trained
in the use and application of the IPM techniques.
Studies prove IPM's emphasis on pest prevention and natural
pest controls reduces pesticide use by 40 to 88 percent. IPM-trained
landscapers have the advantage of offering an environmentally
sound program and a healthier landscape.
The blanket spraying of pesticides to control landscape insects
and diseases is becoming less acceptable, particularly in the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. IPM techniques ensure healthy
lawns, golf courses and landscapes.
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