Top 10 Nursery Production Integrated Pest Management Practices in the Southeast
October 19th, 2011 by Matthew ChappellAnthony V. LeBude3
Matthew Chappell1
Jean Williams-Woodward2
Amy Fulcher4
Sarah White5
Steve Frank6
Joe Neal7
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Integrated pest management (IPM) is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health and environmental risks. One hundred and seventy-eight horticultural producers were surveyed in 2009-10 to determine the IPM practices used by growers in the southeastern U.S. Growers were asked a series of questions about monitoring or scouting for pests, prevention practices or interventions used to control pests. For each of the 230 questions asked, growers could answer whether they used the practice “Always,” “Often,” “Rarely” or “Never.”
Below are 10 notable practices that have a high potential impact on southeastern ornamental plant production and the combined percentage of growers that use them “Always” or “Often.”
