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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) The term 'Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A pest control strategy based on the determination of an economic threshold that indicates when a pest population is approaching the level at which control measures are necessary to prevent a decline in net returns. In principle, IPM is an ecologically based strategy that relies on natural mortality factors, such as natural enemies, weather, and crop management, and seeks control tactics that disrupt these factors as little as possible. Also, a USDA/Environmental Protection Agency program that aims to decrease pesticide applications by teaching farmers to use a variety of alternative control techniques to minimize pesticide use. These techniques include biological controls, genetic resistance, tillage, pruning, and others'. Previous 5 Terms: Integrated (or Built-In) Digital TV Set Integrated demand Integrated early warning system Integrated Farm Management Program (IFMP) Integrated gasification-combined cycle technology Next 5 Terms: Integrated plant evaluation Integrated resource planning (IRP) Integration Intellectual property Intellectual property rights About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.