Integrated Pest Management

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Integrated Pest Management

• IPM

Fabrella Needle Blight of Hemlock
Gypsy Moth
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IPM and Pests

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• A variety of control methods including cultural,
  mechanical, biological and chemicals to control
  pest population.
• Pest
• A label applied to an organism when it is in
  competition with humans for some resource

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Examples of Pests

• Animal Pests
• Emerald Ash Borer
• Stinkbug

• Plant Pests
• Purple loosestrife
• Kudzu

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Methods of IPM
Examples 1. Pesticides/Herbicides 2.
Soap Examples 1. Barriers 2. Traps Examples 1.
Introduce predators 2. Limit habitat
Chemical
Cultural and Physical
Biological
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Process of IPM

Follow control action guidlines
Prevent pest problems
Monitor and Scout for Pests
IPM
Identify pests correctly
Use different IPM practices together
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Picture citations

• Gypsy moth and Hemlock blight, stinkbug and
  emerald ash borer Department of Conservation
  and Natural Resources
• Kudzu, Purple loosestrife National Geographic