Integrated pest management (IPM) is a way of managing pests in a garden that is socially acceptable, environmentally responsible and economically viable. IPM promotes minimized pesticide use, enhanced environmental stewardship and sustainable landscapes. IPM is a process, defined by each particular situation. The key to success has been developing new ways to understand and make decisions about pest management. Since there is no magic bullet, no simple and specific schedule of pesticides or fertilizers or plowing and planting techniques that defines IPM, it can mean different things for different people. Always, though, it refers to a way of gardening that aims to protect and conserve our natural resources, while responsibly responding to the needs of the homeowner. And usually, because IPM embraces new and unproven techniques and materials, it requires gardeners to "think outside the box".

Note: Because pesticide labels can change rapidly, you should read the label directions carefully before buying and using any pesticides. Regardless of the information provided here, you should always follow the latest product label information when using any pesticide.

If you have any doubt, please contact the Cooperative Extension Service at (505) 662-2656 or email us at Pesticide Questions?

Storm Damaged Trees

• Storm-Damaged Residential Trees: Assessment, Care and Prevention

General Publications

• CR-570: 100 Common Insects of NM

• Guide H-176: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies for Common Garden Insect Pests of NM

Conifer Pests

• Douglas Fir Tussock Moth

• Conifer Pests of NM

• Field Guide to the Diseases & Insects of the Rocky Mountain Region

Other Ornamental Pests

• Aphids

• Leaf Mining Insects

• Root Weevils

• Boxelder Bugs

• Elm Leaf Beetles

• Oystershell Scale

• Poplar Twig Gall Fly

• Tent-Making Caterpillars

Fruit & Vegetable Pests

• Recognizing Tomato Problems

• Codling Moth Control

• Peach Tree Borer

• Apple Maggot

Household Pests

• Guide G-324: Bed Bugs

• C-504: Preventing Damage from Clothes Moths and Carpet Beetles

• Carpenter Ants

• Termite Control

• Pantry Pests

• Nuisance Wasps and Bees

Nutrient Deficiencies & Disease

• Control of Iron Chlorosis

• Guide H-507: Lawn Care For Disease Control

• Guide H-163: Needle Cast Disease of Blue Spruce

• Cytospora Canker

• Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals

• Apple - Juniper Rusts

• CR-554: Verticillium Wilt of Catalpa, Maple, and Elm

• Guide H-106: Curly-Top Virus

• Guide A-231: Blossom-End Rot

Wildlife Pests

• Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage
  This is the handbook. It details identification, control and management of over 90 species of wildlife, written by almost as many authorities in their respective wildlife areas.

• Guide L-109: Controlling Pocket Gophers in NM

• CR-574: Controlling Rock Squirrel Damage in NM

• Guide L-209: Rodent Control and Protection from Hantavirus

• Woodrats

• Guide L-214: NM Skunks: Identification, Ecology, and Damage Management

• Raccoons

• Guide L-210: Rabbits & Their Control in NM

• Elk

• Woodpeckers

• Additional Publications