Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Mangement (IPM) is an approach that uses a combination of techniques in an organized program to suppress pests effectively, economically and in an environmentally sound manner. An IPM program includes:
- Planning and managing ecosystems to prevent organisms from becoming pests;
- Identifyting potential pest problems;
- Monitoring populations of pests and beneficial organisms, pest damage and environmental conditions;
- Using injury thresholds in making treatment decisions;
- Reducing pest populations to acceptable levels using strategies that may include a combination of biological, physical, cultural, mechanical, behavioural and chemical controls; and,
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Evaluating the effectiveness of treatments.
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The University of Manitoba is committed to implementing an IPM program and offers the following related information: