ing types:
- Traditional or synthetic pesticides: IPM programs include pesticides manufactured from synthetic ingredients. These include products such as GardenTech® Sevin® brand insecticides, trusted by gardeners for more than 50 years. Sevin® Insect Killer, available in ready-to-use, ready-to-spray, concentrate and granular forms and Sevin®-5 Ready-To-Use Dust are effective on ornamental and edible gardens, lawns and home perimeters to kill Japanese beetles and a broad spectrum of other insect pests as part of a successful IPM program.
- Natural or non-synthetic pesticides: Botanical-based pesticides fall into this IPM group. Based on extracts from different types of plants, these natural insecticides include products such as neem oil, based on extracts from the neem tree, or pyrethrins extracted from special chrysanthemum blossoms. Pesticides in this category may or may not be organic. They also require the same types of safety precautions as synthetic pesticides.
- Preventive pesticides: IPM incorporates traditional fungicides to help treat fungal disease and prevent it from spreading. The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program recommends clorothalonil-based products, such as GardenTech® Daconil® Fungicide, to protect healthy plants and prevent botrytis blight and black spot in roses.1
By establishing a personalized Integrated Pest Management program for your garden, you can take action — with the right controls — when pests show up, and then rest easy. With IPM principles in mind and GardenTech® brands as your partners, you can build a healthy, harmonious garden.
Always read product labels thoroughly and follow instructions carefully, including guidelines for pre-harvest intervals (PHI) on edible crops and frequency of applications.
Sevin is a registered trademark of Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
Amdro is a registered trademark of Central Garden & Pet Company.
Daconil is a registered trademark of GB Biosciences Corp.
GardenTech is a registered trademark of Gulfstream Home & Garden, Inc.
1. S. T. Koike et al., “UC Pest Management Guidelines – Rose (Rosa spp.)," University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, March 2009.