Managing Pests with Ecological Farm Design
Presented by the Hensley’s team
Below are the slide deck and written resources from this past webinar.
Held February 20, 2025.
OVERVIEW: This free session covers using beneficial organisms and ecological farm design to manage pests in the field and the greenhouse. These approaches do more than control pests: they also help pollination, soil health and the long-term sustainability of the farm.
Beneficial insects and farmscaping help our trial operation run more efficiently and withstand problems. Our presenters share their IPM experience and help you spot challenges, ask the right questions and set goals so you can build a farmscape plan that fits your own farm.
The session ends with live audience Q&A.
Webinar Resources
Ecological pest management webinar slides (PDF)
Download the webinar slides.
Additional Resources
- Farmscaping basics: insectary, trap and repellent crops
- Ten ways to use cover crops and farm seed
- Trap cropping resources from ATTRA
- Pest scouting resources from UMass Amherst
- Michigan State Extension (PDF): biological controls sold for greenhouse insect and mite pests
- Grower's Library
- About Our Seeds
