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by Yves SHEMA | 30-09-2018 06:27
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IPM (integrated pest management) IPM is the combination of common sense and scientific principles; it is a way of thinking about pest management that values. As we have seen previously; having a healthy soil can safely save the ozone layer destruction, right? And we have found IPM as the best way to choose in Agriculture while fighting against pests, because it insures the right measures that need to be taken which will not harm environment. To understand well this concept I would like to share with you the PRINCIPALS OF IPM.  1. Identification of pests The main pest and disease species, the general predators and other natural enemies and environmental (shelter, food, temperature, humidity?) factors that affect pest development are identified. Knowledge about biology (their life cycles) and ecology of the pests, the damage they do, their natural enemies and the effects both on the pests and on the crop. 2. Monitoring of pests Monitor the incidence of diseases and the populations of pests and beneficial insects in crops to determine the abundance, life cycles, levels of damage and the optimum time to apply control methods. If possible, this information should be related to the phonology (growth patterns) of the crops/trees. Record and summarize the monitoring information so that relationships and seasonal trends of pests, damage and beneficial insects can be recognized within the crops/trees. Low levels of damage should be tolerated and only controlled when necessary if pest numbers increase (or are likely to increase) and raise the level of damage. .jpeg) 3. Threshold Level Determine the threshold level—the point at which the pest or its damage becomes unacceptable. The threshold level may be related to the beauty, health, or economic value of the crop. Once the threshold level has been reached, determination of what type of control procedure is needed. This decision will be based on the size of the pest population, the kind of damage the pest is causing, and the control measures that are available. It is also very important to consider the cost effectiveness of potential controls. Carefully weigh the cost of control, the value of the tree, and the impact of the pest damage on the value of the tree has to be considered. Some literatures put together identification, motoring and economic threshold of pests under pest surveillance. .jpeg) 4. Control Once monitoring, identification, and action thresholds indicate that pest control is required, and preventive methods are no longer effective or available, IPM programs then evaluate the proper control method both for effectiveness and risk. Effective, less risky pest controls are chosen first. Tactics involved with these IPM control strategies can be divided into cultural controls, physical, legal, biological control and chemical control strategies. To conclude note that, IPM aims to fight against ignorance in many farmers who always thinks of pesticides (chemicals) in case their crops are infected by some pests. Hence many chemicals are going to disqualify the soil eventually. With poor soil, it means green living are not growing well, which means oxygen will be scarce and then the ozone layer came affected in that way. LET US UNDERSTAND WHAT WE USE TO CONTEROL PESTS. There are many strategies to consider like, physical, biological, and cultural instead of chemicals. |
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6 Comments
Hello Yves, other regional ambassador introduced IPM to us a couple of weeks ago.
I looked up IPM system closely this time, and thanks to your report for introducing it more clearly.
Threshold process especially catches my eyes and it definitely seems to be the most important task throughout the whole management system. Original pest management methods were way too obsessed with using chemical compounds, making fields really destructive.
Thanks for introducing them to us!
Posted 03-10-2018 22:36
Hello Hassan, Hello Gyeongrin, Hello Rosa : it is very true that Farmers change the original chemical method for pests and think further methos with low risks for good soil preservation. The IPM concept should be used as a tool in the process.
Posted 03-10-2018 18:21
Hi Yves,
I have finally understood the concept of IPM and it is all thanks to you. Furthermore, you have made it imperative for us to understand the impacts that chemical pesticide have on our soil if used continuously and it is a matter that needs to be resolved.
Thank you so much for your report!
Posted 02-10-2018 14:27
Thanks!
Posted 02-10-2018 11:06
Hello Yves
It is time that some science and management should be implemented in pest control methods. The original chemical methods brought too much harm to soil degradation additionally to the confusion of the bio system. Hope more farmers could get the opportunity to know IPM so that the situation could improve!
Thanks for the report :)
Posted 02-10-2018 00:57
You are absolutely right farmer must now look for unorthodox ways of treating crops.The more reliance has been on chemicals so now the time has come that farmers must be given avenues where they learn that traditional policies sometimes does not provide fruitful results.
Posted 01-10-2018 02:42