1. Integrated Pest Management
Chris Drake, Suffolk Cooperative Extension Intern, Virginia, February 23, 1999
This presentation is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office

2. What is your definition of IPM ?
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illegal possum murder
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3. What does IPM really stand for??

4. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)
VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

5. Objectives To introduce IPM and its components
To present possible applications of IPM

6. The judicious use and integration of various pests control tactics.
IPM
The judicious use and integration of various pests control tactics.

7. WHY IPM? Resistance Pest resurgence Induced secondary pest outbreaks
Potential hazards to wildlife
Environmental and groundwater contamination

8. “MANAGE” PESTS RATHER THAN “ELIMINATE” THEM

9. COMPONENTS Monitoring Establishing injury levels
Planning for & integrating all controls
Evaluating results (record keeping)

10. MONITOR PEST POPULATIONS

11. MONITORING
Signs & symptoms
Pest life cycles
Growing degree days

12. Growing Degree Days
Average daily temperature

13. ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE INJURY LEVEL

14. INJURY LEVELS Aesthetic Economic Appearance Plant replacement
Loss of crop

15. PLAN FOR CONTROL

16. CONTROL TACTICS Cultural Physical & Mechanical Natural or biological
Chemical

17. CULTURAL CONTROLS Sanitation Healthy pest-free plants
Rogue out problem plants
Pruning
Soil and water management
Weed control

18. PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL CONTROLS
Hand picking pests
Traps
Crop isolation
Destroy alternate host
Barriers, screens, cloths

19. NATURAL CONTROLS

20. NATURAL CONTROLS
Predators
Parasites
Pest-specific diseases

21. CHEMICAL CONTROLS

22. SIGNAL WORDS CAUTION = SLIGHTLY TOXIC WARNING = MODERATELY TOXIC
DANGER = HIGHLY TOXIC

23. EVALUATION Determine program effectiveness
What works?
What doesn’t work?
How much chemical is being used?
Are chemicals being reduced?
How should program be adjusted

24. KEEP RECORDS FOR FUTURE USE

25. What does IPM mean to you as a farmer in Southeastern VA??
So What?
What does IPM mean to you as a farmer in Southeastern VA??

26. Peanut Leaf Spot Advisory
Reduces Fungicide application
Saves millions of dollars
Very easy to implement

27. Development of Fluazinam for fungus control in peanuts
Controls sclerotinia blight
Less harmful to environment
Saves estimated $ 6 million
Reduces fungicide use

28. Frost advisory for peanuts
Reduces loss to frost
Determines proper time for harvest
Keep records for future reference

29. Scouting for thrips in peanuts and cotton
Reduces insecticide use by spraying at threshold levels only
Saves $$$

30. Scouting cotton for worms and growth patterns
Saves tremendous time and $$
Reduces harmful pyrethroid sprays
Maximize yields

31. Conclusions IPM is the wave of the future in agricultural pest control
IPM is easy to implement using common sense and a little planning
IPM is especially applicable in the pesticide dependent crops we grow in this area

32. Any Questions ??
Comments??

33. This presentation was developed by:
Chris Drake
Suffolk Cooperative Extension Intern, Virginia
February 23, 1999