Good for your plants, Good for our rivers
Commonly used garden pesticides often run off into storm drains and into our local creeks, streams and rivers. These harmful pesticides are threatening water quality.
Millions of pounds of pesticides are applied annually, yet an increasing number are losing their effectiveness as insects develop resistance to them. Switching to less toxic alternatives can help keep your garden healthy and pest-free without polluting our waterways.
There are ways to manage pests other than pesticides including:
* Mechanical controls such as insect traps.
* Biological controls that reduce harmful insects by using beneficial insects.
If you decide to use a pesticide, select the least toxic pesticide for the target pest, use spot treatments when possible, and never let the pesticide runoff flow into the storm drains.
More information on river-friendly landscape practices is available at:
ourwaterourworld.org
msa.saccounty.net/sactostormwater/RFL/default.asp
ipm.ucdavis.edu
Thank you for helping keep our waterways clean.