Transcript IPM - RHS APES

IPM
Alana Scheibe, Erin Miller, Lauren Park and Sam
Roberts
Period 4 APES
What is IPM?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
 effective and environmentally sensitive
approach to pest management
 current, comprehensive information on
the life cycles of pests and their
interaction with the environment
 least possible hazard to people, property,
and the environment.
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What is IPM
can be applied to both agricultural and
non-agricultural settings
 home, garden, and workplace.
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How IPM Works
Series of pest management evaluations,
choices, and controls
 4 steps:
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Set Action Thresholds
Monitor and Identify Pests
Prevention
Control
Set Action Thresholds
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The point at which pest populations or
the environmental conditions indicate
that pest control must be taken.
◦ Ex. Observing weeds or excess plants over a
significant amount of space.
Monitor and Identify Pests
Not all insects, plants, weeds or other
organisms require control.
 This part of IPM identifies pests, to make
sure if they are a threat or not.
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This part of IPM removes the possibility of
needing to use pesticides.
Prevention
First step in pest control
 Manages the crop, land, or
indoor/outdoor space.
 To prevent pests from becoming a threat.
 Can be very cost efficient and effective
with no risk to people or environment
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Control
If previous steps show that pest control is
needed, IPM programs chose proper
control methods
 Chosen based on the most effective and
least risky
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Control Methods
Effective, less risky:
 Chosen first
◦ Highly targeted
chemicals
(pheromones)
◦ Mechanical control
(weeding or trapping)
If
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doesn’t work:
Added
◦ Targeted spraying of
natural pesticides
◦ Introduction of other
species
*Spraying of
commercial
pesticides is a last
resort*
What are the
benefits/drawbacks of IPM?
Benefits:
 Promotes healthy plants, which can
withstand damage from pests
 Reduces the needs for pesticides
 Promotes clean, pesticide-free water
◦ Which, in turn, improves human health
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Provides a sustainable, long-term control
of pests, versus short-term treatments
What are the
benefits/drawbacks of IPM?
Drawbacks:
 Sometimes, more expensive to buy the
more sustainable pest-control than the
easily accessible and cheap pesticide
 More time is required for methods to
prove effective
 Sometimes, the natural enemy of pests
can over time become pests themselves
What are some examples of
IPM?
Natural:
 Using garlic, cayenne pepper, and water
will create an anti-pest spray that can be
used on plants to prevent infestation.
 Beer kills slugs; they are attracted to the
taste and smell of beer, which can help
protect garden vegetables and plants.
What are some examples of
IPM?
Introduction of other species:
 Goats are often used to clear an overrun
of weeds or invasive plants, such as
blackberry bushes, they significantly
reduce numbers and make clean up
easier.
 Lady bugs can be used to eat aphids that
overrun gardens
What are some examples of
IPM?
Introduction of other species:
 Marigolds, the flower, have a stench that is
disliked by many insects. They can be
planted around gardens to ward off
nematodes that threaten the plant’s
health
 Mustard greens are known as “trap
crops,” which attract beetles so they can
be easily removed by humans