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Join Bob Alde as he introduces Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the "Intelligent Person's Method" of gardening. Learn about knowing your backyard environment, preventing plant problems, diagnosing accurately, and taking action if necessary. Discover how IPM can help create healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.

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  3. Our Vision: A healthier world through environmental stewardship. Our Mission: To support the University of Maryland Extension mission by educating residents about safe, effective & sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, & communities.

  4. IPM: Integrated Pest Management AKA: “Intelligent Person’s Method” - Bob Alde • Know your backyard environment • Tolerate some damage • Prevent plant problems • “Right Plant in the Right Place in the Right way” • Monitor plants regularly (weekly) • Be sure to flip over leaves • Don’t panic! • Diagnose accurately • 50% of plant problems are related to cultural or environmental problems, not disease or pests • Take action if necessary • Least toxic first • Evaluate & continue to monitor MG Handbook, P. 128

  5. IPM: Integrated Pest Management AKA: “Intelligent Person’s Method” - Bob Alde • Know your backyard environment • Tolerate some damage • Prevent plant problems • “Right Plant in the Right Place in the Right way” • Monitor plants regularly (weekly) • Be sure to flip over leaves • Don’t panic! • Diagnose accurately • 50% of plant problems are related to cultural or environmental problems, not disease or pests • Take action if necessary • Least toxic first • Evaluate & continue to monitor MG Handbook, P. 128

  6. Master Gardener Speakers Bureau Website: www.extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/speakers-bureau Email: MCMGSpeakers@gmail.com Phone: 301-590-2836 Wide range of topics: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs:, Small Space Gardening; Native Plants & Pollinators; Annuals, Perennials & Botany; Soil & Composting; Landscape Design & Maintenance; Turf Management & IPM; Diagnosing Plant Problems; Garden Critters; Water Conservation & Management; and more. We do not charge for presentations…but donations are accepted! Your donation helps support our programs and activities.  If donating by check, please make payable to MC-EAC. Donations may be given to today’s speaker or mail to Linda Waters, Speakers Bureau, Montgomery County Extension, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855.  Please notate the date of your event and the MCMG speaker’s name in the memo section of the check. Thank you!

  7. This program was brought to you by the Master Gardener Program of Montgomery County, University of Maryland Extension.

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