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Integrated pest management — In agriculture, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a pest control strategy that uses an array of complementary methods: mechanical devices, physical devices, genetic, biological, legal, cultural management, and chemical management. These methods … Wikipedia
integrated pest management — Agric. an ecological approach to pest management that combines understanding the causes of pest outbreaks, manipulating the crop ecosystem for pest control, and monitoring pest populations and their life cycles to determine if and when the use of … Universalium
integrated pest management — integruota kenksmingųjų organizmų kontrolė statusas Aprobuotas sritis augalų apsauga apibrėžtis Augalų apsaugos nuo kenksmingųjų organizmų metodų parinkimas, ekonomiškai ir ekologiškai pagrįstas augalų apsaugos produktų ir kitų priemonių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
integrated pest management — noun : management of agricultural and horticultural pests that minimizes the use of chemicals and emphasizes natural and low toxicity methods (as the use of crop rotation and beneficial predatory insects) of pest control abbreviation IPM * * *… … Useful english dictionary
integrated pest management (IPM) — close monitoring of pest (insect, disease, weed) populations and weather, and use of natural predators and selective pesticides to control the problem … Combined glossary of agriculture
Integrated Pest Management, (IPM) — The USDA defines IPM as socially acceptable, environmentally responsible and economically practical crop protection from pests. Emphasis is on substituting biological controls such as natural predators for chemical controls of pests and diseases… … Combined glossary of agriculture
Integrated Pest Management, (IPM) — The USDA defines IPM as socially acceptable, environmentally responsible and economically practical crop protection from pests. Emphasis is on substituting biological controls such as natural predators for chemical controls of pests and diseases… … Combined glossary of agriculture
integrated — /in ti gray tid/, adj. 1. combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study. 2. organized or structured so that constituent units function… … Universalium
management — managemental /man ij men tl/, adj. /man ij meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control. 2. skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact. 3. the person or persons controlling and directing the… … Universalium
Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… … Wikipedia
