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'''Integrated Pest Management (IPM)''' is the "dynamic" or "living" pest control strategy for [[Project: Maria]].

Due to the closed-loop [[Aquaponics System (Maria)|aquaponics system]] (which is highly sensitive to toxins) and the [[Server Room (Flamenco)|server room]] (where airborne chemicals are a risk), traditional chemical pesticides are forbidden.

Instead, IPM focuses on creating a stable, balanced ecosystem by using '''biological controls.'''

=== Key Strategies ===
* '''Beneficial Insects:''' A permanent "immune system" of beneficial insects will be introduced and maintained in the [[Greenhouse & Shadehouse (Maria)|greenhouse]] and [[Biowall Filtration System (Maria)|biowall]].
* **Predatory Mites** (e.g., ''Phytoseiulus persimilis''): To hunt and eat "bad" spider mites.
* **Ladybugs:** To control aphids.
* '''Microbial Controls:'''
* **Beneficial Nematodes** (e.g., ''Steinernema feltiae''): Microscopic organisms added to the water/soil to hunt and kill fungus gnat larvae.

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