Re: [GWL]: New Rant Expanded

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• Subject: Re: [GWL]: New Rant Expanded
• From: fran gustman fgustman@juno.com>
• Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 12:30:25 -0500
• List-archive: <http://topica.com/lists/Gardenwriters/read>

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:04:04 -0800 Jeff Ball <jeffball@starband.net>
writes:
Monitoring is key to the success of IPM 
> and
> monitoring is a completely unreasonable expectation for the average 
> gardener
> much less the average yardener. Using beneficial insects works in 
> the
> commercial setting but in the home landscape it is a waste of money. 
>  Ants,
> spiders, and ground beetles, not found in the fields, are available 
> in all
> yards to handle the pest insect problem better than any release of 
> lady
> bugs.  The IPM principle of using least toxic materials is 
> appropriate, but
> that is about all.

Dear Jeff,

I understand all the other points but what are you suggesting for the
home gardener rather than IPM?

Fran
Fran Gustman, Editor
HortResources Newsletter
New England Horticultural Resources Network
Boston, MA
fgustman@juno.com

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