Integrated Pest Management (Ipm) Or Integrated Production And Pest Management (Ippm) Is A Pest Control Strategy That Uses An Array Of Complementary Methods: Natural Predators And Parasites, Pest-Resistant Varieties, Cultural Practices, Biological Controls, Various Physical Techniques, And Pesticides As A Last Resort. It Is An Ecological Approach That Can Significantly Reduce Or Eliminate The Use Of Pesticides. Ipm Programmes Use Current, Comprehensive Information On The Life Cycles Of Pests And Their Interaction With The Environment. This Book Provides An In-Depth Understanding Of The Basic Principles Of Integrated Pest Management And Gives Examples Of Ipm Programmes Adopted Around The World. It Highlights The Forces At-Work In The Environment Surrounding Ipm Farmer S Clarifies The Relevant Ipm Processes And Identifies The Influences Of Ipm On The Forces At Work, In What Direction They Act And Whether They Are Likely To Be Significant Or More Modest. It Is Designed For Students, Teachers, Researchers, Policy Makers, Extension Functionaries And Farmers Who Are Dedicated To Ipm Approach. Contents Chapter 1: Principles And Theory Of Pest Management; Chapter 2: Pest Risk Analysis; Chapter 3: Pest Management Biotechnology; Chapter 4: Biology And Control Of Storage Pests; Chapter 5: Methods For Storage Insect Pests; Chapter 6: Ecology Of Stored Products Insect Pests; Chapter 7: Pest Management For Greehouse Crops; Chapter 8: Safe Grain Storage; Chapter 9: Safety In Insecticide Usage; Chapter 10: Storage Losses And Their Estimation; Chapter 11: International Code Of Conduct On The Distribution And Use Of Pesticides.

The integrated pest management (IPM) programmes run by the FAO seek to train farmers on how to take independent, well-informed crop production and management decisions, achieved primarily through participatory, season-long field schools. This study examines the social impact of IPM field schools in Mali during the 1999-2000 seasons, as well as considering their influence on improving technical knowledge, changing farming attitudes and behaviour and in simulating increased collective self-help action.

This collection reviews current advances in integrated pest management (IPM) for horticultural crops, including the use of biological control mechanisms, technological developments such as proximal sensors, agronomic practices and physical control.

The book offers a rich toolkit of relevant, adoptable ecosystem-based practices that can help the world's 500 million smallholder farm families achieve higher productivity, profitability and resource-use efficiency while enhancing natural capital.

This book presents readers with the basic principles of integrated pest management as they apply to plant pathogens, weeds, nematodes, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates. It reinforces the wisdom and soundness of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to crop protection, which attempts to limit the detrimental effects of pests in ways that are environmentally, economically, and socially acceptable. Includes diagrams and photographs as well as case histories and practical examples. Looks at the historical development of pest management, as well as IPM in the future. For pest management consultants and advisors, environmental issues specialists, gardeners, and public affairs activists.