Integratged Pest Management (IPDM)

Integrated Pest Management (IPDM) “involves evaluating your pest and disease problems and then applying the most appropriate solution.  The complication is that when choosing this option, you must consider its impact on the entire block.  For example, applying bifenthrin for a small Carpophilus infestation may kill the natural enemies of mites.  This, in turn, may create larger problems (and you lose more money) by creating a two spotted mite problem (Summerfruit IPDM Manual, 2005).

A range of IPDM manuals are available for download.