1. Integrated Pest Management

2. Pests
Insects
Weeds (unwanted plant)
Animals
Fungus
Virus

3. Pest Control
Stomp ‘em
Chemicals
Mother Nature
Traps
Hunting

4. Chemicals may not be enough!!!
Resistance
Secondary pests will fill that niche.
Pesticides (chemicals that kill insects or other pests) can have adverse environmental impacts when improperly used. Environmental risks include contamination of the environment and effects on non-target species
Budworm walking through pesticide crystals -Pesticide resistance

5. What is a niche?
A niche is a specific organism’s role in the environment.
Example: A ladybug’s niche is to eat insects.
A honey bee produces honey and pollinates flowers.

6. Beneficial Insects Walking Sticks Praying Mantis Ladybugs Honey Bees
Ambush bug feeding on boll weevil

7. History of Pest Management
After World War II, agriculture changed dramatically. With increased mechanization and chemicals, farmers produced more food using less labor. Certain insecticides, such as DDT and organophosphates, were used extensively and routinely for controlling pests. These products were considered to be safe at that time

8. Problems with pesticides
Products of some of these insecticides began to accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals at the top of the food chain and caused problems. One example, DDT caused thinning egg shells of peregrine falcons and was blamed for a dramatic decline in numbers of this species.

9. Pest Control Methods Mechanical Biological Cultural
Genetic Enhancement
Chemical

10. Mechanical Control of Pests
Tillage
Slash & Burn
Hand Weeding

11. Biological Pest Control
Beneficial Insects
Irradiation of males
Fungal Control
Selective Breeding

12. Cultural Pest Control Plant Population Row width Crop Rotation
Mixed Cropping
Scarecrows
Drainage
Burial of Garbage

13. Genetic Enhancements Bt Corn Potato Leaf Hopper Resistant Alfalfa
Soybeans
Corn
Alfalfa
Bt Corn
Potato Leaf Hopper Resistant Alfalfa