INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IPM

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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)
VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office
July, 2002
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WHY IPM?

• Resistance
• Pest resurgence
• Induced secondary pest outbreaks
• Potential hazards to wildlife
• Environmental and groundwater contamination

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MANAGE PESTS RATHER THAN ELIMINATE THEM

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COMPONENTS

• Monitoring
• Establishing injury levels
• Planning for integrating all controls
• Evaluating results (record keeping)

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MONITOR PEST POPULATIONS

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MONITORING

• Signs symptoms
• Pest life cycles
• Growing degree days

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Growing Degree Days

• Average daily temperature

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ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE INJURYLEVEL

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INJURY LEVELS

• Aesthetic
• Appearance
• Economic
• Plant replacement
• Loss of crop

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PLAN FOR CONTROL
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CONTROL TACTICS

• Cultural
• Physical Mechanical
• Natural or biological
• Chemical

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CULTURAL CONTROLS

• Sanitation
• Healthy pest-free plants
• Rogue out problem plants
• Pruning
• Soil and water management
• Weed control

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PHYSICAL MECHANICALCONTROLS

• Hand picking pests
• Traps
• Crop isolation
• Destroy alternate host
• Barriers, screens, cloths

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NATURAL CONTROLS

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NATURAL CONTROLS

• Predators
• Parasites
• Pest-specific diseases

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CHEMICAL CONTROLS

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SIGNAL WORDS
CAUTION SLIGHTLY TOXIC WARNING MODERATELY
TOXIC DANGER HIGHLY TOXIC
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EVALUATION

• Determine program effectiveness
• What works?
• What doesnt work?
• How much chemical is being used?
• Are chemicals being reduced?
• How should program be adjusted

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KEEP RECORDSFORFUTURE USE