Definitions From Other Sources
IPM is a science-based strategy and decision-making process that provides effective, long-term pest control while emphasizing pest prevention and the use of non-chemical pest management practices. (From EcoWise Certified)
“IPM is a process for achieving long term, environmentally sound pest suppression through the use of a wide variety of technological and management practices. Control strategies in an IPM program extend beyond the application of pesticides to include structural and procedural modifications that reduce the food, water, harborage, and access used by pests. Four Points of IPM:
- Prevention of pest populations
- Application of pesticides only 'as needed'
- Selecting the least hazardous pesticides effective for control of targeted pests
- Precision targeting of pesticides to areas not contacted or accessible to the children, faculty, or staff.”
International Database of IPM Definitions
There are 67 unique definitions published in the scientific literature that can serve as models if you are creating a definition of IPM. These definitions and citations in the literature can be viewed at the Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center’s Database of IPM Resources (DIR). Click on the Compendium of IPM Definitions (CID) "A Collection of IPM Definitions and their Citations in Worldwide IPM Literature" by Waheed Ibrahim Bajwa and Marcos Kogan.
The IPPC home page also has other helpful IPM resources.
