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Article: Tolerance and "soft" techniques ... ways to control greenhouse pests.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- November 1, 1990
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Chilly fall weather kills some pests, forces some into dormancy, and drives still others into paradise-your greenhouse. There they have the warmth, food, water, and shelter they need to prosper. But the greenhouse also offers a good environment for trying out relatively nontoxic (to you) controls.
We learned the techniques listed here from public conservatories around the West. To protect visitors, gardeners for these public greenhouses have to keep plants looking good without using many of the toxic chemical controls common in commercial greenhouses.
These "soft" (low-toxicity) controls can be applied in your own greenhouse to manage the eight most ...