Alternatives under systems that try to avoid pesticides, called integrated pest management, include removing the egg cases and using biological controls.

You can avoid pesticides by buying organic food.

Opt for certified organic, if possible, to avoid pesticides on the fruit's exterior.

But the availability of organic produce has made it easier to avoid most pesticides.

Organic gardeners who avoid pesticides may encourage mantises as a form of biological pest control.

THE only way to avoid pesticides in fruits and vegetables entirely is to buy organic produce.

Growing your own would enable you to avoid pesticides, and if you have a skilled hand with Brassicas, it might taste a little better.

In the vineyard they avoid chemical pesticides and herbicides, plow the fields and pick by hand.

"Some patients do better avoiding pesticides and chemicals," says Dr. Arkfeld.

The focus of the 80-by-100-foot exhibit is "integrated pest management," environmentally friendly ways to avoid both pests and pesticides.