INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) is a simple, practical and flexible way to help manage pests when they attack plants. IPM involves the use of a blend of pest management tactics to protect plants against insects, mites, plant diseases, nematodes and weeds. People who practice IPM monitor their plants and integrate cultural, biological, mechanical and chemical techniques to suppress plant pests.
Use the following links to find out more about this beneficial and less toxic method of controlling pests and diseases.
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Fertilizer and pesticides used on your lawn and in your garden can be washed away by rainwater or lawn irrigation systems. This "runoff" (known as "Nonpoint Source Pollution") eventually drains into the natural waterbodies that surround Long Island.
Visit the following web sites to learn how you can help to prevent pollution of those waterbodies by incorporating Integrated Pest Management in your gardening practices
| Nonpoint Source Pollution In Long Island Sound (USEPA) * |
| Nonpoint Source Factsheets (USEPA) |
Sound Gardening Factsheets *
Gardening With An Eye On Water Quality
| Your Garden and the Sound |
| Pest Management |
| Watering! |
| Landscaping! |
| Soil Erosion By Water |
| Fruit and Vegetable Gardening |
| Garden Wastes |
| Soil and Fertility |
| Lawns |
| Herbicides and Water Quality |
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