Many pest and disease management problems arise from relying entirely on pesticides for control.

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a strategy that draws on a range of management tools with the goal of using the least ecologically disruptive techniques to manage pests within economically acceptable levels.

Some of the topics covered in this Primefact include:

• What is IPM?
• IPM cycle
• Intervention
• Evaluation
• Vegetable IPM information resources