What Is Integrated Pest Management?

A well-defined Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a program that should be based on prevention, monitoring, and control which offers the opportunity to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides, and to minimize the toxicity of and exposure to any products which are used. IPM does this by utilizing a variety of methods and techniques, including cultural, biological and structural strategies to control a multitude of pest problems.

IPM is a term that is used loosely with many different definitions and methods of implementation. IPM can mean virtually anything the practitioner wants it to mean.

Goals of IPM

• Increase Farm Profitability
• Improve Environmental Quality
• Improve Public Image of Agriculture

IPM cannot be implemented effectively without accurate estimates of pest and natural enemy population densities, or without reliable assessments of crop damage and its effects on yield.

A unilateral approach using pesticides has limitations; thus a socially acceptable and economically practical approach to crop protection is needed.

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