International advisors

IPM MasterClass

6th June 2005 Hong Kong, YMCA
7th June 2005 Long Island Golf Club, Guangdong
8th June 2005 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
9th June 2005 Beijing, China Agricultural University

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the central theme in plant pest management around the world. IPM is an approach to pest control that utilizes regular monitoring to determine if and when treatments are needed. IPM employs numerous tactics to manage pest populations and carries the promise to overcome many concerns of pest management and pesticide misuse.

With IPM, we

• understand a pests life cycle and habits so preventative measures can be used
• promote healthy plants to better withstand damage from pests
• reduce pesticide needs by using several pest management methods
• typically provide long-term control of pests, as opposed to conventional short-term treatments

Yet with these resounding promises IPM has not been comprehensively adopted due to concerns regarding inconsistent implementation models, localised research and education, and the ever present demand for immediate results.

The IPM MasterClass has been developed to support managers and practitioners in taking the necessary steps to implement IPM strategies and tactics. The IPM MasterClass connects the concept of IPM to research resources and the practical implementation of management skills.
Pest management is too often considered on a case by case basis. The disruption and inefficiency created and in the case of pesticide use, re-entry into treated areas, leads to potential losses. Greater environmental concern from our communities will progressively increase the limitation placed upon practitioners for chemical methods of control.

We introduce an IPM management model, and during the class assist attendees in developing practical management frameworks that supports sound decisions relating to sustainable management and the environment.

The IPM MasterClass presents guest instructors Dr. Rick Brandenburg, Entomology, and Dr. Fred Yelverton, Crop Sciences, of North Carolina State University to communicate the latest research and practice for insect and weed management under an IPM model.

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