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Pest Management Alternatives

Learn about pest management alternatives and integrated pest management (IPM) to reduce pesticide use, address environmental risks, and integrate efficacy, economics, and environmental concerns. Partner with experts for recommendations and implement reduced-risk pest control strategies.

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Pest Management Alternatives

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  1. Pest Management Alternatives • Most pest management alternatives will developed by others: • Extension “Recommends” or “Suggestions” • Certified Crop Advisors • Pest Control Advisors • Crop Consultants • Agrichemical Dealers

  2. Pest Management Alternatives • IPM includes many pest management alternatives that reduce pesticide use • IPM Programs • IPM Principles • IPM in EQIP • Checklist approach (Massachusetts example) • IPM Web Resources

  3. Pest Management Alternatives • How are recommendation decisions made? • Partner with whoever makes recommendations to address environmental risks • Recommendations may be in conflict with natural resource protection goals: • cheap and effective pesticides may have high environmental risks • non-chemical controls such as tillage for weeds may cause excessive erosion

  4. Pest Management Alternatives • “They” focus on Efficacy and Economics. • “We” focus on Environmental risks and appropriate mitigation strategies. • But all three of these must be integrated into final pest management decisions. • Together, we must deliver an integrated message and provide appropriate incentives for implementing reduced risk alternatives.

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