Basic Pest Control Articles

Here are articles from the SDRS newsletter, "Rose Ramblings," which deal with the basics of controlling rose pests. These articles cover two approaches to pest control: "Traditional Care" and "Integrated Pest Management."

Basic Rose Care etc.
Good all-around article for those starting out with roses.

Roses and Pests
Explores the most common methods of pest control. A good introduction to recognizing pests and diseases.

Pests and Pestilence
A great compendium of wise advice from Phil Ash, a man who once bragged that he had the most complete collection of rose diseases in Southern California!

Kickin'the Chemicals
Good introduction to "Integrated Pest Management" (IPM) as an alternative to pesticides.