Learn about the various types of IPM-related products and how they can be used to your advantage.
Good bugs are, well, fine and good, but sometimes they need a little help with the task at hand. This is where the integrated pest management products associated with biological pest control come into play. The products in this section — many of which we don’t carry but choose to offer information about anyway — will help you scout, block, control, or even kill plant pests. The following is a section overview.
Here are the Good Goods
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IPM Products Introduction
Learn about the various types of IPM-related products and how they can be used to your advantage — and to the advantage of the good bugs in some cases. This would be the proverbial bag of tricks.
Sticky Traps and Other Tools for the Scout
To battle pests you have to first know you have pests, then you need to know what they are. Scouting is a tremendously important function, and it doesn’t take much to do it right. These products can help.
Products to Physically Control Pests
Keeping pests out of your crops to begin with is a very effective way of dealing with them. Excluding pests is normally a physical effort, and these products can help you keep ‘em out!
Supplemental Soft Biorational Controls
One of the last things a biocontrol practitioner should resort to is a pesticide, but if in the position of needing to spray something, these softer products can help.
Plant Diseases Require Attention Too
Once involved in a biocontrol/IPM program, controlling plant diseases must be attended to in a different manner. Safer products are required. These can help.
Tools to Aid Release and Distribution
Whether it’s good bugs, safe sprays, or granules of goodness, it’s sometimes helpful to have tools to help get product from point “A” and point “B.”
Lures, Baits, Doo-Dads, and Widgets
If it doesn’t fit into one of the categories above, you might find it here. These products are only loosely related but they are important enough to be mentioned.
