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Integrated Pest Management - Heather Zindash - March 25, 2024
What is IPM? How do we use it? How do we communicate about it? Integrated Pest Management will be defined and explained how it can be used in nurseries, greenhouses, landscapes, and in your own home. The importance of IPM and the interactive relationship between plants, animals, and insects will be explained. Click on the video for a preview about this session.
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Heather Zindash
Heather Zindash is a Certified Professional Horticulturalist, Professional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Consultant, ISA Certified Arborist, Medical Cannabis Agent/Consultant, Maryland Master Gardener, and Maryland Master Naturalist whose mission is “to bring people, plants, and nature together for health and well-being.” Combining her life-long passion for gardening and nature, her formal education, and specialized training, Heather created The Soulful Gardener, LLC where she works asan Independent IPM Consultant serving the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. In this role, she helps growers, landscape professionals, commercial, and residential clients protect their plants by properly identifying pests and diseases and recommending best management strategies, which include cultural, mechanical, biological, and target-specific chemical options that are soft on non-target organisms.