1 / 4

Purpose of IPM (= Integrated Pest Management )

Purpose of IPM (= Integrated Pest Management ). Use multiple tactics to keep pests off balance. Avoids development of pest resistance. Avoid use of chemicals. Benefits of IPM. Safer for people and the environment Less residue on food Reduced pesticide resistance

affrica
Download Presentation

Purpose of IPM (= Integrated Pest Management )

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Purpose of IPM (= Integrated Pest Management) • Use multiple tactics to keep pests off balance. • Avoids development of pest resistance. • Avoid use of chemicals

  2. Benefits of IPM • Safer for people and the environment • Less residue on food • Reduced pesticide resistance • Less damage to “nontarget” organisms

  3. Drawbacks of IPM • May alter ecosystems • By introducing organisms, biorational pesticides • Does not eliminate all pests • Requires intensive planning • IPM methods take more time • May lose crops before it takes effect

  4. IPM: Integrated Pest ManagementGoal: Alternative to chemical pesticides. • Cultural Method: Minimize what pests need for survival • Physical Method: Create barriers between pests and plants; manually remove the pests • Genetic Methods: create pest-resistant plant varieties • Biological Methods: use natural enemies of the pest to control it. • Biorational Pesticides: naturally occurring chemicals or toxins

More Related