I would to ask on IPM and how benefits us in protecting the environment?
IPM or Integrated Pest Management is the judicious combination of two or more management strategies for effective pest control. Ensure that management strategies to be combined are compatible ( with no harm to each other). For example, chemical control cannot be combined or immediately followed by biological control (use of animals). Combining cultural practices with biological or chemical may be okay. When chemicals are included, it is important that they are judiciously use, to avoid damage to environment, microorganisms and health of man and other animals (livestock, fish, etc) . Misuse can be hazardous and associated with risks.
Using fire (uncontrolled) can be hazardous to the environment, due to emission of pollutants, damage to microorganisms and destruction of organic matter. Based on these examples, IPM can be useful in protecting our environment only when the principles are adhered to. Every crop protection programme utilizing IPM approach must aimed at producing safe food for consumption, and in the process should be mindful not .
IPM or Integrated Pest Management is the judicious combination of two or more management strategies for effective pest control. Ensure that management strategies to be combined are compatible ( with no harm to each other). For example, chemical control cannot be combined or immediately followed by biological control (use of animals). Combining cultural practices with biological or chemical may be okay. When chemicals are included, it is important that they are judiciously use, to avoid damage to environment, microorganisms and health of man and other animals (livestock, fish, etc) . Misuse can be hazardous and associated with risks.
Using fire (uncontrolled) can be hazardous to the environment, due to emission of pollutants, damage to microorganisms and destruction of organic matter. Based on these examples, IPM can be useful in protecting our environment only when the principles are adhered to. Every crop protection programme utilizing IPM approach must aimed at producing safe food for consumption, and in the process should be mindful not .
Dear Mohamed,
Here you a former thread with a comprehensive summary and a discussion with over 100 participants.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_is_the_IPM_Integrated_Pest_Management_in_your_countries?_tpcectx=profile_questions
Thanks a lot Dr. Sheku Kanteh and Prof. András Bozsik!
for your valuable answers!
I would add that IPM is based on the deep understanding of the ecology of the pest you are targeting. It goes from knowing their natural ennemies to "messing" with their reproduction through the use of pheromone (just an example). An important part of IPM is chemical ecology. You can find a lot more about that in Journal of Chemical Ecology, where many papers concern IPM or conservation biology. It is better for the environment because 1) you use less pesticides (=> you produce less resistance in the insect, you do not harm other organisms including humans); 2) you resort to the ecology of the pest to manage it => once it is understood it can be terribly efficient. It can also be coupled to agricultural practices such as intercropping, etc.
Here are some awesome papers in which you will have many examples :)
Cook, S. M., Khan, Z. R. & Pickett, J. A. 2007. The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management. Annu. Rev. Entomol, 52, 375-400.
Witzgall, P., Kirsch, P. & Cork, A. 2010. Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management. J. Chem. Ecol., 36(1), 80-100.
Agelopoulos, N., Birkett, M. A., Hick, A. J., Hooper, A. M., Pickett, J. A., Pow, E. M., Smart, L. E., Smiley, D. W. M., Wadhams, L. J. & Woodcock, C. M. 1999. Exploiting semiochemicals in insect control. Pestic. Sci., 55(3), 225-235.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
The IPM approach can be applied to both agricultural and non-agricultural settings, such as the home, garden, and workplace. IPM takes advantage of all appropriate pest management options including, but not limited to, the judicious use of pesticides. In contrast, organic food production applies many of the same concepts as IPM but limits the use of pesticides to those that are produced from natural sources, as opposed to synthetic chemicals.
See more in: http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/ipm.htm
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