chapter 1 integrated pest management（第一章综合病虫害管理）.pdf

Chapter 1 Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been developed as a way to control pests without relying solely on pesticides. IPM is a systematic plan which brings together different pest control tactics into one program. This Chapter defines IPM, the various pest control methods used in IPM, and how to set up an IPM program, and provides information to help pesticide applicators manage insects, plant diseases, weeds, and vertebrate pests. Integrated Pest Management provides farmers with choices about how to manage pests safely and effectively. Photo: NRCS Chapter 1. Integrated Pest Management 1 Notes Page th PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING MANUAL 19 Edition 2 Section 1: What Is Integrated Pest Management? With IPM, a farmer uses pesticides as one tool in an overall pest-control program. Let’s look at what each of the words in the term Integrated Pest Management means: w Integrated: a focus on interactions of pests, crops, the environ- ment, and various control methods. This approach considers all available tactics and how these tactics fit with other agricultural practices used. Integrated Pest w Pest: an organism that conflicts with our profit, health, or con- Management, or venience. If a species does not exist in numbers that seriously affect