The goal of an IPM system is to manage pests and the environment to balance benefits of control, costs, public health and environmental quality. IPM takes advantage of all appropriate pest management options.
Implementation requires current, comprehensive information on pests and control options.
Critical components of monitoring include not only acknowledging presence and level of infestation of the pest, but also accurately identifying the pest and acquiring knowledge of requirements and life cycles of both pest and host. Determine the action threshold below which the pest can be tolerated. Action thresholds are determined by factors such as severity of the injury caused by the pest, site characteristics and use requirements, health concerns related to the pest and site user needs. Initiate preventative or curative action to avoid surpassing the established threshold. All rights reserved.