Course: SLF 112 Integrated Pest Management

Reading & Audio Visual

Readings: Introduction to IPM
Readings: Non-chemical Pest Control Techniques

Fire ants are annoying and sometimes dangerous pests throughout the Southeast. The USDA Agriculture Research Service is conducting regional IPM programs using the latest technolgies.
The following readings examine a number of non-chemical pest control techniques including biological and cultural methods. Creating habitat for beneficial insects is also explored. Read the articles by clicking on the following the links.

Biointensive Integrated Pest Management
by Rex Dufour © National Center for Appropriate Technology

Focus on the first four sections of this publication that examines a number of non-chemical pest control techniques and their use in IPM strategies.

Biological Control of Insects and Mites
by Daniel L. Mahr, Paul Witaker, Nino Ridgway © the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Read pages 18-24 and 70-81 of this publication that provides an overview for assorted cultural and biological controls for insect pests.

Small Changes, Big Impacts: Prairie Conservation Strips
by STRIPS Research Team, Iowa State University

This reading demonstrates how interplanting native plants can provide habitat for beneficial insects in agricultural areas.