Integrated
pest management is a resource management approach which seeks to
maximize the use of natural controls on vertebrate, arthropod and
vegetative pests while minimizing the use of short-term chemical
treatments. In practice, IPM incorporates monitoring, injury
levels and treatment strategies into an overall decision making
process which can be tailored to a particular pest problem at a
particular park site.
Northeast Region IPM Coordinator:
Wayne Millington
National Park Service
424 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Integrated
pest management is a resource management approach which seeks to
maximize the use of natural controls on vertebrate, arthropod and
vegetative pests while minimizing the use of short-term chemical
treatments. In practice, IPM incorporates monitoring, injury
levels and treatment strategies into an overall decision making
process which can be tailored to a particular pest problem at a
particular park site.