1. UW IPM Program and the UW Pesticide Applicator Training Program Integrated Pest Management Principles IPM Principles 2014

2. IPM is a Toolbox Toolbox includes Sanitation Prevention Cultural Biological Pesticide IPM Principles 2014

3. IPM is not... New Implemented overnight Organic farming Universal A formula to eliminate pesticides IPM Principles 2014

4. 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. IPM Principles 2014

5. Pest Prevention Plant certified seed Clean equipment Use weed-free feed IPM Principles 2014

6. 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 IPM Principles 2014

7. Scouting “Regular monitoring of crops” IPM Principles 2014

8. Correct Identification and Know thy Enemy Purdue University Wikipedia Identification x understanding = Success IPM Principles 2014

9. Pesticide Resistance Factors 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 IPM Principles 2014

10. Pesticide Resistance Factors 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 IPM Principles 2014

11. Pesticide Resistance IPM Principles 2014

12. Pesticide Resistance IPM Principles 2014

13. Pesticide Resistance Develop an IPM plan Mix up the pesticide families Follow label instructions for pesticide resistance management “Mix up the strategy, don’t get stagnant.” IPM Principles 2014

14. All The Tools Scouting to identify economic thresholds Protecting beneficial survival Biocontrols Planting dates to avoid optimum disease conditions Certified seed Resistant lines Tillage Planting rows and Optimum populations Optimum fertility and... IPM Principles 2014

15. … possibly even, hoeing. A family that hoes together, is a family that stays together. http://godmanstone.wordpress.com/history/farming/ IPM Principles 2014

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