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The Master Gardeners Association of BC supports an IPM approach and environmentally responsible use of pesticides.
Changes were made July 2016 and further Revised 2021
This means that you should only consider the use of the least toxic chemicals after all non-chemical alternatives have been used. For assignments, only chemical control references that appear on the list (attached here ) will be acceptable.
The Home & Garden Pest Management Guide and the West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weeds & Disease Control are still valuable reference manuals. Just check to make sure that the chemical recommendation appears on the Least Toxic Pesticides List in PDF below.
PDFs:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Least Toxic Pesticide List 2021.pdf | 288.05 KB |
