Beneficials, Pests, and Diseases
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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.
Click the links below to learn about common Texas Plant Diseases.
This link will take you to a list of insects found in Texas gardens, and information about each.
Click the photos below to learn about common Texas insect pests.
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
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Beneficial Insects in the Garden and Landscape
Click the photo to learn more about beneficial insects in the garden and landscape
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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. |
