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Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
Posts Tagged: Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day with Insectary Plants

This Earth Day, Sunday April 22, help natural enemies by growing insectary plants. Natural enemies, also called beneficials or biological control agents, include lady beetles (ladybugs), lacewings, spiders, parasitic wasps, and even some mites!...
Make Earth Day Every Day - Use IPM!
![Gardens can be beautiful using IPM. [E. Zagory] Gardens can be beautiful using IPM. [E. Zagory]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/43220small.jpg)
Every April, we celebrate Earth Day and think about ways we can help make our planet healthier. One way to do this is to use IPM or integrated pest management to deal with pests around your home and garden! IPM is a science-based, environmentally sound...