FROM THE FOOD WE EAT TO THE
CLOTHES WE WEAR, COMPANIES ARE
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ELIMINATE
HARSH CHEMICALS.
THAT INCLUDES YOUR LOCAL GARDEN
CENTER.
THEY'RE USING A NEW FORM OF PEST
CONTROL TO CUT DOWN ON
PESTICIDES.
IT INVOLVES ADDING BUGS.
YOU CAN TELL BY VIRTUE OF THE
SIZE.
IF THERE'S ONE PLANT THAT
SYMBOLIZES THE HOLIDAYS.
IT'S OUR BIGGEST PLANT CROP
OF THE YEAR.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH
ART AND SCIENCE.
AND THIS YEAR WE'VE USED A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SCIENCE.
MINGLED AMONG THE RED AND
GREEN LEAVES TINY CARDS SERVE AN
IMPORTANT PURPOSE.
THIS CARD HAS PARASITIC
WASPS.
THOSE ARE THE EGGS.
THIS YEAR THE COMPANY STARTED
MAKING A MAJOR CHANGE TO ITS
PEST MANAGEMENT RELYING ON
INSECTS INSTEAD OF CHEMICALS.
THEY MOVE INTO THE CROP AND
CONSUME THE PESTS WE'RE TRYING
TO CONTROL.
HE WAS ONE OF THE GROWERS
PUSHING FOR THE GREENER
ALTERNATIVE.
RESISTANCE TOWARDS CHEMICALS
IS GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER.
WE SAW AT ONE POINT THAT WE WERE
LOSING THE BATTLE.
PESTICIDES ARE NO LONGER USED
ON THE FALL MUMS.
THE WEEKLY TREATMENT IS NOW A
COATING OF MICROSCOPIC SPIDERS.
GROWERS HAVE CUT OUT MORE THAN
90% OF THE CHEMICALS USED TO
REACH FULL BLOOM.
PAVING THE WAY FOR GREENER
GROWING SEASONS IN YEARS AHEAD.
IT LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL
CROP AT THIS POINT.
RACHEL SAYS INSPECT PEST
MANAGEMENT IS RELATIVELY NEW TO
THE U.S.
