Natural Pest Control Can Restore Order to Gardens -- Approach Can Accomplish What Pesticides Can't

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Gardening is about balance. Light, nutrients, temperature and moisture all work together to make a proper environment for plants to thrive. Gardens are a microcosm where bacteria, earthworms and countless other organisms go about their business, usually in harmony, with the good critters policing the thugs.

Imbalance creates conditions that let the hoodlums exploit the others. That's where IPM - integrated pest management - comes in to help restore and maintain balance and order.

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Natural Pest Control Can Restore Order to Gardens -- Approach Can Accomplish What Pesticides Can't

During World War II, pesticides became the magic bullet that would save the world from insects. The chemists didn't count on bugs' ability to develop chemical r...

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