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Integrated Pest Management: Current and Future Strategies

Task Force Chairs
Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
Authors
American Farmland Trust
Department of Entomology, Purdue University
ArborGen
Department of Entomology, University of Georgia
Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University
Department of Animal and Range Science, Montana State University
Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
Plant Pathology Department, Cornell University–Hudson Valley Laboratory
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Hawaii
Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky
American Farmland Trust
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
Department of Bioagricultural Science and Pest Management, Colorado State University
Center for Integrated Plant Systems, Michigan State University
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming
Abstract
This comprehensive report offers an insightful, up-to-date analysis of the issues involved in pest control. The report is designed to offer policymakers, opinion makers, and educators an informed overview of the changing nature of these choices in the twenty-first century. The authors identify seven key issues that future IPM strategies must address: impact of biotechnology on agriculture; genetic diversity and pest adaptability; ecology-based management systems; increased understanding of microflora/fauna in the environment; training and technology transfer; government policies and regulations; and need for continuous assessment of strategy.
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