LPM 222: Diversified poultry production and current concepts in poultry management and marketing [Livestock Production Management (Regional Interest)] (1+1)

Integrated pest management

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT(IPM)

• IPM uses an understanding of the life cycle of pests and their interaction with the environment in combination with available pest control methods to keep pests at a level that is within the economically damaging threshold with a minimum of adverse environmental and human health impacts:
• Maintain structures to keep out pests (e.g. plug holes, seal gaps around doors and windows)
• Use mechanical controls (e.g. traps, barriers, light, and sound) to kill, relocate, or repel pests
• Use predators to control pests. Protect natural enemies of pests by providing a favourable habitat
• Use good housekeeping practices in barns and other facilities to limit food sources and habitat for pests
• Improve drainage and reduce standing water to control mosquito populations
• Consider covering manure piles with geo textiles (permeable fabrics) to reduce fly populations
• If pesticides are used, identify in the IPM plan the need for the pesticide and evaluate their effectiveness, as well as potential environmental impacts, to ensure that the pesticide with the least adverse impact is selected