Related information IPM Modelling Network An Integrated Pest Management modelling network is being established to encourage a national, collaborative approach to IPM and pest risk analysis . The use of biologically active rotation and green manure crops is being developed to provide alternative management of soil pests and diseases in agriculture. Enhanced Biodegradation Frequent application of some pesticides to soil can lead to proliferation of soil microbes that biodegrade them to the point where efficacy of the pesticide is compromised.
Research focuses on the environmental fate of the broad-spectrum soil fumigant metham sodium.