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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 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 VII. Integration of IPM tactics VIII. IPM Institutions IX. Future of IPM
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?
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
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
Tactics of IPM Sustainability Prevention Cultural Practices Biological Control Chemical Control Physical Methods
Sustainability of IPM • Economics • Natural resources • Human welfare • Environmental stewardship
Pest Management Approach • Diagnosis • Scouting • Thresholds • Management
Integration of IPM Tactics Florida Success Stories • Fruit & Vegetables • School IPM • Ornamental plants • Invasive weeds
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
IPM Institutions in the US • Municipal • State • Regional • National