Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable system of pest management used by farmers which reduces the use and reliance on potentially harmful chemicals by incorporating preventive cultural, mechanical, physical, biological and chemical controls in a compatible manner. By using IPM, growers help to make agriculture safer for consumers, farmworkers and the environment alike.
PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
IPM not only focuses on existing pests challenges but also on reducing pest invasions, emergence and resident populations.
A successful IPM program focuses on the following implementation approach:
IPM is not a single pest control method but rather an integration of pest management strategies.