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What is IPM?Integrated pest management (IPM) is a sound, sensible approach to dealing with pests—insects, plant diseases, weeds, and more—with methods that protect human health and the environment while saving money. IPM integrates a range of biological, organic, cultural, mechanical, and chemical options to prevent and solve pest problems. And IPM is about more than just bugs—it's also about fungi and mildew, bacteria, viruses, weeds, and wildlife, all of which can be pests if they’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. And it’s about management because you can only manage pests—you can’t get rid of them forever, no matter what anyone tells you. IPM Basics In coping with pests, the best offense is a good defense. If we had to sum up IPM in four words it would be: Think before you spray.
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