Integrated Pest Management

What is Integrated Pest Management?

Integrated Pest Management is the utilization of different control strategies such as biological, mechanical, physical, chemical, to reduce pest populations to a level where minimal economic damage or public health is protected.

What are the components of Integrated Pest Management?

• Knowledge of the target pest and/or their diseases
• Surveillance and monitoring of insect populations
• Implementation of integrated control strategies (biological, mechanical, physical, chemical)
• Education

Why use Integrated Pest Management?

Integrated Pest Management is a the safest and most effective strategy to use for the control of agricultural, urban, and public health pests. Integrated Pest Management not only addresses the need to effectively control insect pests but also addresses the safety of people, pets, and their environment.

Your Health

Because Integrated Pest Management emphasizes multiple strategies for pest control, chemicals are used as a final resort. There is less human exposure to chemicals and the chemicals which are used are less toxic.

Our Environment

Integrated Pest Management is safe for the environment. Less chemicals are released into the environment and there is less detrimental affect on fish, wildlife, and beneficial organisms such as bees.