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Integrated Pest Management

Learn about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and its components, including monitoring pest populations, establishing injury levels, planning control tactics, and evaluating results. Explore the importance of IPM in agriculture to manage pests effectively and protect the environment.

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Integrated Pest Management

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  1. Integrated Pest Management Chris Drake, Suffolk Cooperative Extension Intern, Virginia, February 23, 1999 This presentation is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office

  2. What is your definition of IPM ? • inches per minute • illegal possum murder • important Polish man

  3. What does IPM really stand for??

  4. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

  5. Objectives • To introduce IPM and its components • To present possible applications of IPM

  6. IPM The judicious use and integration of various pests control tactics.

  7. WHY IPM? • Resistance • Pest resurgence • Induced secondary pest outbreaks • Potential hazards to wildlife • Environmental and groundwater contamination

  8. “MANAGE” PESTSRATHER THAN “ELIMINATE” THEM

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

  10. MONITOR PEST POPULATIONS

  11. MONITORING • Signs & symptoms • Pest life cycles • Growing degree days

  12. Growing Degree Days • Average daily temperature

  13. ESTABLISHACCEPTABLE INJURYLEVEL

  14. INJURY LEVELS • Aesthetic • Appearance • Economic • Plant replacement • Loss of crop

  15. PLANFOR CONTROL

  16. CONTROL TACTICS • Cultural • Physical & Mechanical • Natural or biological • Chemical

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

  18. PHYSICAL & MECHANICALCONTROLS • Hand picking pests • Traps • Crop isolation • Destroy alternate host • Barriers, screens, cloths

  19. NATURALCONTROLS

  20. NATURAL CONTROLS • Predators • Parasites • Pest-specific diseases

  21. CHEMICAL CONTROLS

  22. SIGNAL WORDS CAUTION= SLIGHTLY TOXIC WARNING= MODERATELY TOXIC DANGER= HIGHLY TOXIC

  23. EVALUATION • Determine program effectiveness • What works? • What doesn’t work? • How much chemical is being used? • Are chemicals being reduced? • How should program be adjusted

  24. KEEP RECORDSFORFUTURE USE

  25. So What? What does IPM mean to you as a farmer in Southeastern VA??

  26. Peanut Leaf Spot Advisory Reduces Fungicide application Saves millions of dollars Very easy to implement

  27. Development of Fluazinam for fungus control in peanuts Controls sclerotinia blight Less harmful to environment Saves estimated $ 6 million Reduces fungicide use

  28. Frost advisory for peanuts Reduces loss to frost Determines proper time for harvest Keep records for future reference

  29. Scouting for thrips in peanuts and cotton Reduces insecticide use by spraying at threshold levels only Saves $$$

  30. Scouting cotton for worms and growth patterns Saves tremendous time and $$ Reduces harmful pyrethroid sprays Maximize yields

  31. Conclusions • IPM is the wave of the future in agricultural pest control • IPM is easy to implement using common sense and a little planning • IPM is especially applicable in the pesticide dependent crops we grow in this area

  32. Any Questions ?? Comments??

  33. This presentation was developed by: Chris Drake Suffolk Cooperative Extension Intern, Virginia February 23, 1999

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