Battling Pests With IPM

Insecticides are not always the best solution. Aphids usually feed on the underside of leaves, making it difficult for sprays to target them. Leaves on trees that have had aphid damage for an extended period of time will actually begin to curl, making it virtually impossible for chemical applications to make contact with the aphids thriving inside the curled leaves. Sprays are expensive! The last thing we want to do is waste time and resources on a treatment that may not be the right tool for the job.
When aphids and other pests flourish and start to damage trees, we often decide to add beneficial insects to the orchards to tip the scale and bring balance back to the ecosystem. This practice is called Integrated Pest Management, or IPM for short, and is widely used in tree fruit and other agriculture systems. IPM can be very effective in the right situation.
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