What do you mean by integrated pest management?
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimises economic, health and environmental risks. IPM emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agricultural ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms. It aims towards sustainable biological, physical and other non-chemical methods that must be preferred to provide satisfactory pest control.