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Beneficials, Pests, and Diseases

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a strategy used to manage insect pests in the landscape by using economically and environmentally sustainable practices.

Learn more at 
http://landscapeipm.tamu.edu/what-is-ipm/
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“To tip a weed from the earth is satisfying. There is a pale, crackling sound heard in the head and felt in the hand as the tenderest root fibers break from their holdfasts; then a bright, cheery crunch as the clump itself gives way. I like the weightiness of the clump; I like the way the weight lightens as the soil, shaken out, beaten out, spatters its sustenance back to the ground. There is a fine sensation of murder.” — Sara Stein, My Weeds: A Gardener’s Botany


Click the links below to learn about common Texas Plant Diseases.
Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Texas Plant Disease Handbook
This link will take you to a list of insects found in Texas gardens, and information about each.
Entomology Search
Click the photos below to learn about common Texas insect pests.
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Fire Ants in Lubbock U Tube Video
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City Bugs - Information about Yard, Garden, and Household Pests, along with management strategies.
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Field Guide to Common Texas Insects

Beneficial Insects in the Garden and Landscape
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Click the photo to learn more about beneficial insects in the garden and landscape
Not all insects (and other critters) in the  garden and landscape are bad guys. Learn about some of the "bugs" and other garden visitors that you may want to  attract, maintain or at least leave be, so they  can
do their jobs of helping to control the truly bad guys. Conservation of beneficials  is an important component of pest control utilizing Integrated Pest  Management (IPM) practices.
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For more information about the Master Gardener Program contact
Texas AgriLife Extension Office
916 Main Street, Suite 201
Lubbock, TX 79401
Main Number (806)
775-1740
Fax 775-1758
Mailing Address: 
PO Box 10536
Lubbock, TX 79408
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