Integrated pest management is pest control for any kind of garden or landscaping. Timing - learn the best time to control pests, and how. Start by diagnosing the problem, use the least toxic methods of pruning or hand removal first, and then pesticides as a last resort. Between these options are a range of actions, including attracting or introducing natural predators, using natural pesticides, and using insecticidal soaps and oils. Shelter - put up bat houses or bird houses.
Bats eat lots of insects and help to maintain a balanced insect population.
Birds such as Eastern bluebirds, house wrens, Carolina wrens, chickadees and downy woodpeckers are among the insect eaters that will use a bird house. The EPA's part of the main floor exhibit is presented in conjunction with Temple's University Department of Landscape Architecture. The exhibit shows the ecological significance of natural resources, including woodlands, wetlands and streams, and offers ideas that people can apply to their yards and communities. For their efforts in crafting the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck and his staff will be honored by The Wilderness Society with an evening of celebration on Tuesday. The U.S. Forest Service held more than 600 public hearings throughout the country and received more than 1.6 million official comments.