IPM inc weeds and diseases

a pest...
1. reduces yield
2. reduces quality
  1. appearance
  2. taste
3. affects health
  1. humans
  2. animals
integrated control
1. biological
2. cultural
  1. resistant varieties
pest management
1. through understanding of life cycle required
  1. start or end?
2. effect of environmental conditions
3. knowledge of crop
  1. growth stages
  2. susceptible stages
  3. compensating ability
OSR plant produces more buds than actually needs
1. ensures optimum production and yield
Pre 1960's pesticides were considered wonderful
1. their effects were not considered
consumers want produce without any blemishes
1. limitations
  1. approved pesticides
    1. neonicatinoids
      1. 1st Dec
        seed treatment/ granules/ foliar
        except winter cereals
  2. residue limits
2009 Directive on sustainable use
Decision support system
1. Kogan 1998
not all living organisms require control
thresholds
1. action
  1. prophylactic not the answer
    1. formulise a plan
2. economic
monitoring
1. soil samples
  1. cacoons
    1. this year OWBM will cacoon rather than pupate
  2. larvae
  3. pupae
2. pheromone traps
3. visual
OWBM controlled with chlorpyrifos

Resource summary

	Created by labradorlass almost 11 years ago