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Integrated Pest Management Principles

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IPM is a Toolbox

Toolbox includes

SanitationPreventionCulturalBiologicalPesticide

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IPM is not. . .

New Implemented overnight Organic farming UniversalA formula to eliminate pesticides

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IPM is . . .

Planning ahead Using all the tools available Knowing your problems Understanding the system Not always easy, but both

effective and sustainable. . . and you are probably doing some of it already.

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Pest Prevention

Plant certified seed

Clean equipment

Use weed-free feed

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Knowledge is Part of the Decision-Making Process

Beyond prevention, you must become familiar with…

Crop susceptibility Pest detection methods Pest biology and habits Threshold level of infestation Management options

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Scouting “Regular monitoring of crops”

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Correct Identification and Know thy Enemy

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WikipediaWikipedia Wikipedia

Identification x understanding =

SuccessIPM Principles2014

Pesticide ResistanceFactors Influencing the Development of Resistance

• Frequency of resistance before using pesticide

• Chemical diversity of pesticide• Mode of action• Persistence and frequency• Proportion of population

exposed• Life cycle of pest

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Pesticide ResistanceFactors Influencing the Development of Resistance

Insects• House flies in barns• Indian meal moth• Colorado potato beetle

Weeds• Common lambsquarters• Giant foxtail• Waterhemp• Giant ragweed

Diseases• Potato late blight

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Pesticide Resistance

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Pesticide Resistance

Continued use of closely related pesticides lead to troubles.IPM

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Pesticide Resistance

Develop an IPM planMix up the pesticide familiesFollow label instructions for pesticide resistance management

“Mix up the strategy, don’t get stagnant.”

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All The Tools

Scouting to identify economic thresholdsProtecting beneficial survivalBiocontrolsPlanting dates to avoid optimum disease conditionsCertified seedResistant linesTillagePlanting rows and Optimum populationsOptimum fertility

and. . .IPM Principles2014

… possibly even, hoeing.

A family that hoes together, is a family that stays together.

http://godmanstone.wordpress.com/history/farming/

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