Integrated pest management

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_pest_management)

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a broad based approach that integrates a range of practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL). The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN defines IPM as "the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of pest populations and keep pesticides and other interventions to levels that are economically justified and reduce or minimize risks to human health and the environment. (Wikipedia)

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This term is used for the following terms: 
Integrated pest control
IPM

Approved Date
14-Dec-2012

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