A Complete Guide on Integrated Pest Management

A comprehensive IPM (Integrated Pest Management) should be focused on the exclusion of the animal and not on extermination. This gives them an opportunity to reduce if not eliminate the use of pesticide. This is also designed to minimize the exposure to the toxic chemicals and to reduce the level of toxicity. By using an IPM, you will be able to achieve this through a range of techniques and methods. This may include biological, structural, and cultural strategies that will manage a variety of nuisance creature problem.



Essential Elements of IPM

If someone told you that IPM is about application of the pesticide as soon as the presence of infestation is discovered, then they are not telling you the true concept of IPM. The conventional type of control method will not concentrate on the underlying cause of the infestation and will focus on the application of the pesticide. Any toxic solution should only be considered as a temporary fix. It is ineffective, and you will not enjoy a long-term result. To ensure that you are conducting an IPM, there are 6 essential elements that you need to look for.

Monitoring

Monitoring will require you to perform site inspection. This will enable you to determine the seriousness of the infestation. It is also an opportunity for you to determine the cause of the infestation and the culprit. You may need to perform trapping in order to identify the right creature. Identification of the animal is important to determine the best way to get rid of the creature.

Record-Keeping

Keeping the record of the infestation is important. It will enable you to establish pattern and trends during an infestation. Some of the information that you need to record will include the pest, the size of the pest’s population, prevention, distribution, and any information related with the chosen solution. This can be used as a reference for a recurring infestation.

Action

It will be quite difficult to eradicate the pests completely. This element refers to the level of action that you need to make in response to the population of the pests and whether their population has a direct impact to the aesthetic, economic, or health system of the community.

Prevention

Prevention should be the heart of the IPM. It should be incorporated to a new or an existing structure. Since it is quite difficult to eliminate the pest, preventing them from accessing your property is important.

Additional Tactics

Based on a systematic IPM, the chemical solution should only be used as the final resort. In case you need up using pesticide, you need to use a product that contains the lowest level of toxicity. Application should also be done in a way that will minimize the exposure of humans and those non-targeted creatures.

Evaluation

Finally, the IPM should end up in the evaluation of the process. This will enable you to tweak and improve the program. Evaluating the process will increase the success of the control method. IPM is designed to mitigate the impact of the nuisance creature and to ensure that it will not pose threat to the economy and health of the community. It is also intended to eliminate the exposure of human and other animals to pesticides.


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