Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL).

1. Sustainable Pest
Management
LNT 136 – Fall 2017
Mark Valen

2. How to Grow Healthy Plants
Healthy plants are far less susceptible to attack by
pests and diseases
• Plant Biology
• Microclimates
• Landscape Design
• Soils and Fertilizing
• Installation and Maintenance Techniques
• Water Management

3. Growth Requirements
• Plants require the ability to produce their own food.
• Photosynthesis
• Energy
• CO2
• O2
• Water + Nutrients

4. Development and Growth
Learn to identify seasonal changes in specific plants

5. Landscape Design
• Selecting the right type of planting
• Drainage
• Exposure
• Space
• Obstacles

6. Landscape Design

7. Landscape Design
• Plan for root growth

8. Landscape Design
• Choose Climate Appropriate Plants

9. Landscape Design
Mediterranean Climate
warm/hot, dry summers
mild/cool, wet winters.

10. Mediterranean Climate

11. Mediterranean Climate

12. Mediterranean Climate
• Chaparral found in California and in the northern
portion of the Baja California peninsula.

13. Mediterranean Climate
Chaparral
Maquis or macchia
Chilean Matorral
Fynbos

14. Mediterranean Climate
• Maritime Influence
• Rarely Freezes
• Rarely Over 90°F

15. Mediterranean Climate
• Frost Damage

16. Abiotic Disorders
• Sunburn

17. Landscape Design
• Microclimates

18. Landscape Design
• Wind Damage

19. Landscape Design
• Santa Ana Wind Damage

20. Site Preparation and Planning
• Compaction

21. Site Preparation and Planning
• Drainage

22. Salt Burn

23. Site Preparation and Planning
• Plant Properly

24. Site Preparation and Planting
• Staking Damage

25. Water Management
• Overwatering
• Bark Splitting
• Branch cankers
• Root and Crown Disease
• Underwatering
• Wood-boring insects
• Mites
• Botryosphaeria (fungal pest)

26. Fertilizing
Iron Chlorosis

27. Fertilizing
• Fertilizer Burn

28. Pruning
• Prune properly, at the right times, and not too
much!
• Prune at the top of the collar
• Prune during dormancy or middle of summer

29. Cultural Practices
Mower Damage
Glyphosate Damage