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Pesticides are valuable tools for managing the pests that destroy our crops, endanger our health, invade our homes, and outcompete native species. But they’re not the only tools at our disposal and should be the last out of the box. Used improperly, pesticides can harm wildlife and beneficial species, contaminate resources, and, like the pests […]https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/pestscout-IPM.jpg200200