Tips for Springtime Pest Control

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Published March 19, 2007 at 7:46 AM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

As the weather gets warmer, the number of creepy-crawly pests will continue to increase. How can you protect your garden from an influx of spring pests? Which bugs are good for your yard, and which

Tom Fudge: Insects are among the most successful species on earth. And some of them have always been a bane to human agriculture. Managing pests in gardens and farm fields has become a huge preoccupation for us -- one that often causes us to resort to chemicals.

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Dr. David Kellum, San Diego County entomologist with the Department of Agricultural Weights and Measures.

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