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Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS) |
Licenses people to apply pesticides to control plant pests and landscape pests. |
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Biotic factors |
Include bacteria, fungi, insects, mites, and viruses. Most common are diseases, insects, and weeds. |
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Abiotic factors |
Includes soil compaction, construction injury, soil fertility, moisture, pH, and environment conditions that weaken plants. |
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Natural Factors |
Climate, natural barriers and enemies, population development and dynamics, and availability of shelter, food, and water. |
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Biological control |
Manipulating natural enemies of pests: predators, parasites, and pathogens. Limit pesticide use if natural predators are present. |
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Cultural control |
Methods are the activities involved in taking care of plants, such as site selection and watering practices. These alter the environment around plants to affect the pests attacking them. |
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Mechanical control |
Use of equipment or manual operations to keep out or disrupt the life cycle of pests. Barriers include fencing, plastic mulches, row covers. |
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Host plant resistance |
Some plants can tolerate damage from certain pests or are unsuitable for pest development. For example the st augastine variety ‘floratam’ is resistant to chinch bugs. |
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Chemical control |
Involved use of pesticides to destroy pests, control their activity, or prevent them from causing damage. Chemical pesticides are the quickest way to control pests, and sometimes the only option. |
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Plant selection |
Choose all landscape plants according to their water requirements, shade tolerance, and susceptibility to pests. |
