It emphasizes insects and mites on peppermint, but several of the same pests and beneficial insects and mites also occur on spearmint. Identification of pests and sampling procedures are similar in peppermint and spearmint, but additional research is needed to develop treatment thresholds for pests on spearmint. It incorporates the latest in formation that can be aid in making informed decisions to management insect, mite, and soil arthropod pests of peppermint. More information is available for certain pests than for others, as reflected n different options among the 14 pests included in the program. A total of 37 published reference articles have been scanned and linked to program text, allowing the user to explore a wide range of topics in great detail.
Text files provide identification support, life cycles, sampling and control information.
Graphics are 256 color scanned photo-graphs of immature and mature life stages of pests and beneficials. A key to symptoms of both foliar and below ground injury is used to aid in identification of pest species. Sequential sampling plans provide up-to date economic injury level calculations and treatment decision support for strawberry root weevil, redbacked cutworm, and twospotted spider mites. There is a crop loss model or variegated cutworm, with component for sampling, crop loss simulation, and economic threshold determination. IPMP 2.0 for Windows An integrated insect and mite decision-support program to assist growers, consultants, and the field representatives with IPM on mint.