MAINTAINING LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT: Over 35 years, integrated pest management has reduced pest risks and pesticide use
2014
Pests and their interactions with crops, ecological landscapes and animals are in
continuous flux — they are never static. Pest severity increases or decreases depending
on environmental conditions and changes in production or pest control practices. Pest
management is made even more challenging by exotic and newly invasive pests. Over
its 35-year history, the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Statewide IPM Program
has supported research and extension that has decreased risks of crop losses, improved
treatment programs for invasive and endemic pests, and reduced the use of pesticides
and their impact on the environment and human health. Its publications are widely
used among growers, pest control advisers, research institutions, state agencies,
agricultural organizations and gardeners; and integrated pest management has been
adopted statewide in agriculture, as well as in managed landscapes and urban areas.
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