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Integrated Pest Management
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What pests are we talking about? ▸ Weeds ▸ Insects ▸ Disease ▸ Rodents ▸ Birds ▸ Many others
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IPM What is it?
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IPM What is it? ▸ Keep pest populations below economic thresholds
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IPM What is it? ▸ Keep pest populations below economic thresholds ▸ Avoid negative effects on humans, wildlife and the environment
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IPM Economic Injury Level Point where pest control equals the value of damage by the pest
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IPM Economic Threshold Number of insects per plant or percent disease that economically justifies the use of control measures
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IPM Scouting - The key to successful IPM!
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IPM Scout Someone who regularly monitors pest populations and crop conditions
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IPM Scouting What kinds of pests? Stage of Life? #’s decreasing or increasing? What kind of damage is being done?
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IPM Methods of Control ▸ Cultural ▸ Mechanical ▸ Variety Selection ▸ Biological Control ▸ Regulatory Control ▸ Chemical Control
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IPM Methods of Control Cultural ▸ Makes the environment unsuitable for pests rotating crops burying crop residues change planting dates draining wet areas use certified seed
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IPM Methods of Control Mechanical ▸ By hand ▸ cultivation
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IPM Methods of Control Variety Selection ▸ Choosing resistant plants
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IPM Methods of Control Biological Control ▸ Using living organisms to reduce pest population ladybugs wasps Bt corn many other insects
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IPM Methods of Control Regulatory Control ▸ Inspections and quarantines animals, plants, vehicles at national and state borders
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IPM Methods of Control Chemical Control ▸ Use of chemicals to optimize control should be used only after all other types of controls have been explored
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