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Watch Now: Pest Management in Vegetable Gardens

Vegetable garden with squash, potatoes, and greens.
Veggie garden. (Wikimedia user Buddy 431)
Planting a vegetable garden can be a healthy and delicious way to provide yourself and your family with produce. But what should you do when pests and diseases appear? What if something is happening and you aren't sure what it is, or what to do?

Watch our video to help you understand the principles of IPM or integrated pest management. This is the process of identifying, monitoring, and managing pests and diseases that often invade gardens. Once you know what pest you have, you can take steps to manage it, using less toxic solutions recommended by UC IPM.

Watch our video on our YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/uWkwPQfl79k