Pest Management Alternatives

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Pest Management Alternatives

• Most pest management alternatives will developed
  by others
• Extension Recommends or Suggestions
• Certified Crop Advisors
• Pest Control Advisors
• Crop Consultants
• Agrichemical Dealers

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Pest Management Alternatives

• IPM includes many pest management alternatives
  that reduce pesticide use
• IPM Programs
• IPM Principles
• IPM in EQIP
• Checklist approach (Massachusetts example)
• IPM Web Resources

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Pest Management Alternatives

• How are recommendation decisions made?
• Partner with whoever makes recommendations to
  address environmental risks
• Recommendations may be in conflict with natural
  resource protection goals
• cheap and effective pesticides may have high
  environmental risks
• non-chemical controls such as tillage for weeds
  may cause excessive erosion

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Pest Management Alternatives

• They focus on Efficacy and Economics.
• We focus on Environmental risks and appropriate
  mitigation strategies.
• But all three of these must be integrated into
  final pest management decisions.
• Together, we must deliver an integrated message
  and provide appropriate incentives for
  implementing reduced risk alternatives.