Notes for Break APES in a Box: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Ipm BIOLOGICAL CONTROL cultivation techniques , and minimal

l use of synthetic pest to reduse pest pop ansd be $ tolerable level Philosophy of IMP Pest & crop bot in ecosystem Goal tto resuce population and $ is acceptable level

IPM Stragety Crop rotatiom to distrupyy pest Creation of habitatfot for predator Using resistant crop varieties Intercoping makes the spread of pest more difficult Alternating time plants Physical Methods using vacumms and spraying hot water Use narrow-spectrum pesticide use on;;e when the crop loss is greater yhan the $ pesticide

Advantages of IPM Reduce of health problems Requires education for farmer and land owners

Disadvantages Costl and not effective as soon as possible Pest are only reduce Solutions vary Know their own farm ecosystem Cost of IPM may be higher than pesticide spraying

APES in a Box: BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL Biological Pest Control Intentional introduction of a predator to contrreol pest Microoragnisms, plants, animals Chemicals derived from living organism

Advantages

Control pest w/o having negative impactd Potential for use w/ organic agriculture

Diadvantage Potential for non targeted species to be eaten from exotic animals Disruption of food chain Unwated proliferation of introduce species Complete of eridaction is not possible $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for contre

EPIC FAILURES OF BPM Cane toads in Austrilia Lady bugs successful only in someparts of US while having negative impact to native species Cats controlled rodent population and have destroyed the native bird population

SUCCESFUL Nematode garden pest Flea beetles leafy spurge in N Dakota Bat mosquitos Insect pheromones pesit to trap Strelization of male members of pest species

Michael Pollan DISCUSSES MONOCULTURE AND COLONY COLLAPSES DISORDER IN DEFENSE IN FOOD Monocu;ture pest loves it and soil doesnt have nutrients Food system is unstable Because the lost of bees Twinkie vs Carrot Carrot cost more twinkie when it has a lot of ing Gov subsidizes high fat calories making Junk Food to cost less Food Chain Plant => us or other animals => then others => humans

Best way is going biological the whole way.