Integrated Pest Management: An Overview Norm Leppla & Barbra Larson IPM Florida

IPM: An Overview I. Pest sources and impacts II. Working definition of IPM III. Recent History of IPM IV. Strategies and tactics of IPM V. Sustainability of IPM VI. The IPM approach VII. Integration of IPM tactics VIII. IPM Institutions IX. Future of IPM

Sources of Pests

Pest Insects

What is a pest, pathogen or weed? What is a pest, pathogen or weed? Why do we attempt to manage pests, pathogens and weeds? Why do we attempt to manage pests, pathogens and weeds? How much does it cost in agriculture, communities and urban environments? How much does it cost in agriculture, communities and urban environments? Pest Impacts

What is IPM? IPM is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information and available pest control methods IPM is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information and available pest control methods To prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means To prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means With the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment With the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment

Stern, Hagen, van den Bosch & Smith, 1959 Stern, Hagen, van den Bosch & Smith, 1959 Rachael Carson & Silent Spring, 1962 Rachael Carson & Silent Spring, 1962 National Academy of Sciences, 1969 National Academy of Sciences, 1969 Richard Nixon (IPM, EPA, CEQ), 1972 Richard Nixon (IPM, EPA, CEQ), 1972 National IPM Symp., 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003 National IPM Symp., 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003 Bill Clinton & Richard Rominger, 1993 Bill Clinton & Richard Rominger, 1993 EPA (FQPA), 1996 EPA (FQPA), 1996 UF, IFAS, IPM Florida, 2001 UF, IFAS, IPM Florida, 2001 Recent History of IPM

Tactics of IPM Sustainability Sustainability Prevention Prevention Cultural Practices Cultural Practices Biological Control Biological Control Chemical Control Chemical Control Physical Methods Physical Methods

Economics Economics Natural resources Natural resources Human welfare Human welfare Environmental stewardship Environmental stewardship Sustainability of IPM

Diagnosis Diagnosis Scouting Scouting Thresholds Thresholds Management Management Pest Management Approach

Fruit & Vegetables Fruit & Vegetables School IPM School IPM Ornamental plants Ornamental plants Invasive weeds Invasive weeds Integration of IPM Tactics Florida Success Stories

Entomology, Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Horticulture and Agronomy Entomology, Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Horticulture and Agronomy Extension in-service training, 20 plus State Major Programs Extension in-service training, 20 plus State Major Programs Municipal, county, state and federal government, and the private sector Municipal, county, state and federal government, and the private sector Delivery of IPM

Municipal Municipal State State Regional Regional National National IPM Institutions in the US in the US

The Future of IPM The Future of IPM