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All About Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 08:51

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and appropriate measures to discourage the development of pest populations and keep pesticides and other interventions to levels that are economically justified and reduce risks to human health and the environment.

In laymen’s terms, Integrated Pest Management is about stopping problems before they happen. It is a proactive, holistic approach to pests, pesticides, and other factors. In this article about IPM, we interviewed Jordan Mello, Master Grower for In Good Health.

Why use IPM?

Growers are legally limited in the kind of pesticides they are allowed to use. Since the majority of pesticides are managed and controlled by the federal government, and cannabis is a schedule 1 drug in the eyes of the federal government, there are very few pesticides that are allowed for use in cannabis. The pesticides that are...

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