IPM inc weeds and diseases

IPM inc weeds and diseases

1. a pest...

   • reduces yield
   • reduces quality
     • appearance
     • taste
   • affects health
     • humans
     • animals

2. integrated control

   • biological
   • cultural
     • resistant varieties

3. pest management

   • through understanding of life cycle required
     • start or end?
   • effect of environmental conditions
   • knowledge of crop
     • growth stages
     • susceptible stages
     • compensating ability

4. OSR plant produces more buds than actually needs

   • ensures optimum production and yield

5. Pre 1960's pesticides were considered wonderful

   • their effects were not considered

6. consumers want produce without any blemishes

   • limitations
     • approved pesticides
       • neonicatinoids
         • 1st Dec
           • seed treatment/ granules/ foliar
             • except winter cereals
     • residue limits

7. 2009 Directive on sustainable use

8. Decision support system

   • Kogan 1998

9. not all living organisms require control

10. thresholds

    • action
      • prophylactic not the answer
        • formulise a plan
    • economic

11. monitoring

    • soil samples
      • cacoons
        • this year OWBM will cacoon rather than pupate
      • larvae
      • pupae
    • pheromone traps
    • visual

12. OWBM controlled with chlorpyrifos