APES Unit 5.14 - Integrated Pest Management

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Integrated Pest Management

goal: control pests while minimizing environmental disruption

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Biological Method

bicontrol, natural predators of pest, manipulate planting dates, GMO plants, sanitation

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Physical Method

intercropping, crop rotation, fences, hosing pests of plants

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Chemical Method

chemicals that harm or repel pests, pheromones, pesticides as a last resort

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Pros of IPM

reduces pesticide use —> reduces pesticide impact on wildlife, water, and humans

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Cons of IPM

complex and expensive

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Crop Rotation

rotating crops between land each season can prevent pests from becoming establishjed since it disrupts their preferred food choice

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Intercropping

agricultural method in which two or more crop species are planted in the same field at the same time to promote a synergistic interaction