Author:
Horne Paul,Addison Rebecca
Abstract
Integrated pest management (IPM) involves the integration of biological, cultural and insecticidal controls and a key aspect for implementing an IPM strategy is knowing how to select insecticides that are compatible with biological control agents. This chapter discusses the issues involved in this process and how insecticides can be assessed in different ways. The aim is not to label insecticides as “good” or “bad” but to evaluate their compatibility with biological control agents within specific strategies. An insecticide may be safe for some beneficial species while highly disruptive to others. The types of testing used and the ways in which results can be presented are discussed. Interpreting and using the results of pesticides’ side-effects are important aspects when developing and implementing IPM and examples of how to incorporate these are presented.
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