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Integrated Pest Management: An Overview

Integrated Pest Management: An Overview. Norm Leppla & Barbra Larson IPM Florida. IPM: An Overview. I. Pest sources and impacts II. Working definition of IPM III. Recent History of IPM IV. Strategies and tactics of IPM V. Sustainability of IPM VI. The IPM approach

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Integrated Pest Management: An Overview

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  1. Integrated Pest Management: An Overview Norm Leppla & Barbra Larson IPM Florida

  2. IPM: An Overview I. Pest sources and impacts II. Working definition of IPM III. Recent History of IPM IV. Strategies and tactics of IPM V. Sustainability of IPM VI. The IPM approach VII. Integration of IPM tactics VIII. IPM Institutions IX. Future of IPM

  3. Sources of Pests

  4. Pest Insects

  5. Pest Impacts • What is a pest, pathogen or weed? • Why do we attempt to manage pests, pathogens and weeds? • How much does it cost in agriculture, communities and urban environments?

  6. What is IPM? • IPM is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information and available pest control methods • To prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means • With the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment

  7. Recent History of IPM • Stern, Hagen, van den Bosch & Smith, 1959 • Rachael Carson & Silent Spring, 1962 • National Academy of Sciences, 1969 • Richard Nixon (IPM, EPA, CEQ), 1972 • National IPM Symp., 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003 • Bill Clinton & Richard Rominger, 1993 • EPA (FQPA), 1996 • UF, IFAS, IPM Florida, 2001

  8. Tactics of IPM Sustainability Prevention Cultural Practices Biological Control Chemical Control Physical Methods

  9. Sustainability of IPM • Economics • Natural resources • Human welfare • Environmental stewardship

  10. Pest Management Approach • Diagnosis • Scouting • Thresholds • Management

  11. Integration of IPM Tactics Florida Success Stories • Fruit & Vegetables • School IPM • Ornamental plants • Invasive weeds

  12. Delivery of IPM • Entomology, Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Horticulture and Agronomy • Extension in-service training, 20 plus State Major Programs • Municipal, county, state and federal government, and the private sector

  13. IPM Institutions in the US • Municipal • State • Regional • National

  14. The Future of IPMhttp://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu

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