|
Essay Archive - Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a recently developed technology for pest
control that is aimed at achieving the desired control while reducing the use of
pesticides. To accomplish this, various combinations of chemical, biological,
and physical controls are employed. In the past, pesticides were all too often
applied routinely whether needed or not. With IPM, pest populations as well as
beneficial parasite and predator populations are monitored to determine whether
the pests actually present a serious problem that needs to be treated. If
properly and extensively employed, IPM might reduce pesticide u....
|
