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� <br /> � <br /> Ap�eaictix f\/�F <br /> � Exarr�pie af an Integrated Pest Management Program <br /> � Integrated Yest Managemcnt (]PA9) is a natural, long-term, ecologicallc <br /> based systcros approach tu contrulling pest populauons. This system uscs <br /> techniyues cither to reduce pest populations or maintain them at levcis <br /> � bclow Qtosc causing cconomic iujury, or to so manipulatc thc populationti <br /> that they are prcventcd fi'om causing injury. 7lic goals of IPM are to <br /> cn.ouragc optimal scicctivc pesh:idc usc (�way from prophylactic, broad <br /> � spectr;nn use), and to maximize natural controls to minimizc the <br /> enviro;�mcntal sidc cffccts. <br /> A step by-step comprehensive Int:grated Pcst hlanagemcnt (]Y:�1) <br /> Y Program is provided below as a guide: <br /> 4 <br /> Introduction <br /> ' This ser,tion provides a sound culwral approach tu managing la�vns and <br /> landscapes and minimizing runofC Many homcowners or propeny <br /> i I managcrs will be ablc to implemcnt most or all of this approach, others <br /> will wish to hire these services out. For the do-it yourselfer, an array of <br /> resources arc availaUlc to assist in thc effon. Landscaping businesscs, <br /> I agricultural cxlcnsiuns, local agcncics, mastcr gardcner programs, local <br /> nurscries and evcn thc library can all providc assistancc. Landscaping <br /> professionals (businesses) are particularly encouraged to practice IPM. <br /> IDefinition <br /> ( "Integrated pcst management, or IPM, is an approach to pcst control that <br /> uses regular n�onitoring to detemiine if and when treatments arc needed, <br /> and employs physical, mechanical, culWral, and biological tactics to kecp <br /> � pest numbers low enough to preveut intolerable damage or a�uioyance. <br /> Least-toxic chemical controls are used as a last resort." <br /> Tnic ]YM is a po���crful approach that anticipates and prevents most <br /> I problems through proper cultural practices and carcful obscrvation. <br /> Knowledgc of the life cycles of the host plants and both beneficial and <br /> pest organisms is also important. The IVM section of this smdy guide is <br /> ' adapted from Lcast Toaic Pest Management for Lawns by Sheila Daar, <br /> � Pollowing the IPA1 process gives you the inforniation you need to <br /> minimize damage by wccds, diseascs and pests and to trcat those problcnis <br /> Iwitl� tl�e least toxic appiuuchea. <br /> ( January 2005 Volume IV—Source Confrol(Pollufion P�evonfionJ BMPs F-7 <br /> 1 <br /> + )6� <br />