IPM targets grasshoppers. (integrated pest management)(Cover Story)

From: Agricultural Research | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Stelljes, Kathryn Barry | Copyright information

The US government initiated a 7-year research project on grasshopper integrated pest management (IPM) to develop a variety of tools for the prediction and prevention of grasshopper outbreaks. The IPM project, which ran from 1987 to 1994, intended to boost pesticide effectiveness while lowering the amount used. The project also explored alternative control methods including the use of biological control agents and computer technology to simulate grasshopper biology and automate survey and pred...

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