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Lawn IPM
Families and pets enjoy lawns in parks, schools, businesses and homes. Integrated pest management can help you keep both lawn pests and pesticides to a minimum. If you already have an identified pest problem, these fact sheets may be helpful.
To prevent future problems, consider taking some proactive steps to pest-proof your lawn.
- Choose a type of grass that thrives in your region and climate.
- Develop and maintain healthy soil.
- Mow often with sharp blades and mow high; generally 2.5-3.5 inches high.
- If dead grass, or thatch, gets thicker than a half-inch, remove it with a rake.
- Water deep and rarely, rather than short periods that occur more often.
- Determine how many weeds you can tolerate, and how many you can pull.
If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (7:30am-3:30pm PST), or email us at npic@ace.orst.edu.
Additional Resources:
- Healthy Lawn Healthy Environment - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- How to have a healthy lawn, healthy Environment - California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR)
- Pests in Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf - University of California Statewide IPM Program
- Non Toxic Weed Control - Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC)
- IPM for Turfgrass in Schools - Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC)
- Controlling Pests in the Lawn and Garden (Videos and Resources) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Last updated July 18, 2011
