TREE DISEASES AND PESTS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
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Integrated Pest Management
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Insect Pest Management
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Individual Pest Management
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is IPM? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests.
Detailed explanation-3: -IPM is an eco-friendly strategy that focuses on long term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. IPM also calls for the use of natural pesticides.