Making IPM work: developing country experience and prospects.
Waage J.
Author Affiliation: International Institute of Biological Control, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7TA, UK.
: 119-133
Abstract : Integrated pest management (IPM) draws from a range of pest control methods to achieve the most effective, economical, and sustainable combination for a particular local situation. Among the various methods employed in IPM for insect pests, the most important is biological control, and particularly the natural control which already exists within the system. Having looked at the experience with pesticides and examined IPM as an alternative, the paper presents a case study of development of IPM methods for insect pests of mangoes in Pakistan, examines constraints to IPM development and implementation, and presents a further case study of IPM of insect pests on rice in Indonesia. Methods and policies for extending IPM are discussed, and implications for development assistance agencies are also covered.