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lheless oeeur logelher over rhelr range clpser
easminarion or such lnlned assemblies olren reveals a
sel or mulual benellls lhal arise hold such (unvmal
rugerherners These benebrs oller help or pruleerlon ho
lhe whole assembly las when one blrd speeles are. as
lookoul' lorarlalller, or delends rulers horn hawks).
when we design planl gullds, as we always lry lodoln
a polyrulnrre, we lry lo rrlaxlrnlse lhe berlerlrs nl eaeh
speeles lu lhe amuse We ean alsa add laelars or
lunvernerlee ill aurselves, llr wllleh save us rnpuls ol
lemllser or pesllrldes, as lrl llle “appleeenrrud gulld
deserlbed beluw
A gulld, rhen. is all hal-lnunlous mbly ol spedes
elusreaed around a eenlral elemenl lplanl m anlrrlall
This mbly aels lrl relallon lo rlu elenlenl la alslsr
irs heallh, aid Our work ln managemenr, or buller
adverse envllonulenral erreels (see Figure ml Ler us
llsrspmeallhe leasensloplaeesperies in aaeoeladon
was
Reduelng rool eolnpe l lon lrorrl le,g.l lavaslve
91555. almbsl all our rulllvared lead lleas lhrive in
herbal ground novels, lllu grasses.
. asslsling pesleonlllll ln various ways-
_ by provldlng sari—leedanlr lblller or
unpalalable browse or ehemleal delerrenlsl, eg
nasnardum reels pruvlde mm eherrlleala lo lornaloes
or gourebelrles whlrh deler whilelly Many planls,
lermenled or in aqueous vxlflmull, deler pesls m ael
as anlleleedanl. when sprayed on leaves ei lhe
speeies we wlsh rd pruleer,
— by kllllng raol paraaues or pledalors, e.g.
clolalana eaplures nemalodes lhal damage ellrus
and solanaeeous roars. melts rrlarlgelds "lumlgalt"
soils againsr gases and nerrlalodes
— lly hosrlng predalors. as almosl all
smallenowered planls iesperiallygulllara, many
Amrll species, lamarlsk, Comparirae llhe dalsy
lamllyl and ulnlrellr/erae sueh ar ll, lenrlel, earrol,
and corranderl hesl rubber—shes and predalary
wasps
. Crlaling upen sell surlaee eondnlons, or
providing nluleh For example, eamlrey and globe
arllehokes allaw lree roars lo leed al lhe surlaee
lunllka grasses, which eenlperes wllh nee mots), wlule
spring bulbs ldallodllrl or wllllergruwn wlld alllun
speeles, whose laps dle down ln uud—spnng do nol
eumpele wllll deciduous lree more in summer dry
per-lads, nor do lhey inlerrepr llghl rains
- rrdvlding lree nuldenls. woody or herbaeelnls
legumes llx nllrugerl nr plher eslenrial null-rears VI:
rool amales, sllrrlulale soll barlerla er lurlgi, and
benelil mauled Ina, Clowns, lrees sum as Aunl,
Casurrlna, and Pullenaea; sug wpmvidlllg grasses
lnlgar sane» and my. humus produeers (humus) au
asslsr urehard rpeeles. Many ran be slashed er
lrunuled lo give rlsh muleh below hm or belween
avp rows
. lhovrdmg physical rhelrer rloall lrosl, sunburn, or
60
lhe drylng eileels ul wlnd, Many hardy wlndbreak
speeles or equal or grearer helghr, bolh as edge
wlndbreak ar lneerop rrown rover eaelude rrasl,
nulllly sally Or her wlnds, provlde mulch, and
moderale lhe envlronmerll lowards prureerlng our
seleeled speeies Examples are borders pl bamboo,
rm: grasses, Cnyuanml, hardy palms, and lamarssks
ln-elop shade sheller 0| legumes are needed by suell
erups as avoeadu, eirrua, and eoeoa or eallee (or any
erbps needlng parllal shadel ln-srdp lrees earl
ellmlnale lrosl ellerrs ln rnarglnal Imsl areas
mm:
- Cullnary associws ll ls 0! some small benelll ln
dmlled planrung lo keep eomman eulinary asseeaales
lugelher llomaloes wi|h parsley and basil, pelaloes
wiih a ml; or mlnll so lhal we also galher lhem
lpgelher lor making, salads, or proeesslng (dill wllh
eueumbersl. Thus we reduee work. Dill and apples also
go well logelller, nw m rooked, rrld dlll u one or lhe
unrelll/erae lhal hosl predalory wasps below apple
lrees
W
We have made relererlee, lrl pesl eonnol, lo hosl planls
These can be besl spaeliled by observing, researehlng,
er seleelng planls lp hosl qulle speellle predalory
wasps, laeewrnps, er ladylnlds Venebrales lhal asslsl
mu seleded crop spedes are:
- Gmnd ldragers, e g plgs er poullry speemeally
used lo rlear up lhe lallen lrllll lhal hosl lrull rly er
larval ronns of pesrs Foragers an be run in alellards
lor lhal lelalrvely shrlrr period or lhe year when lrull ls
lalling and romng, or llley earl be used lb ear releel
lrull and depesll manures,
. lnleellvpres- blrds, ln parrleular, lhal sealeh bark
erenees lwoodperkers, llaneyalelsl kn resllrlg larvae
and egg masses. re erleeurage rhese, planl a very lew
seauered llowenng shrubs and herbareaus planla aueh
as Kmpha/m Banldm, salvnl. Eliddlrla. and rllsrllnr All
ul lhese provlde lrlserl and neelar louds lrll
insesllvardusbnds
. Molluleeenllol shallsand slugs are alrnrlsl lelally
conllolled by a duek flock on range, and several large
llurds (Tulane appl also reed prlrnarlly on snails
Dueks earl be ranged seasonally (aulumn lo spring) ln
planl lyelerrla, and ln summer pn malshlands, Dude
will ear seedlings 59 mm approprlale sehedullng is
essennal
. Guard dogs lor deer, rablnrs, and olher venebnle
pesls a small number 0! guard dogs, led and
kennelled ln arellards, are sullleienl eanlrel lor loll
paedarlan on errhard poullry luragers Such dogs,
reared wllh domeslle poulrry, do run allaek lhe lloeks
lhemselves,
. l-lawk idles suspended over a berry crop, or lllllvn
as llglll model planes over an enlensrve gram erop
derer all illxkdrird pledalms ul lhe nap, and are more
dependable lharl nalural hawks. They need lb be
lemuvzd when nul needed, so lhal blrds drl nol gel