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Chapter 1 - The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2010

By
Michael E. Gray ,
Susan T. Ratcliffe  and
Marlin E. Rice
Edited by
Edward B. Radcliffe ,
William D. Hutchison  and
Rafael E. Cancelado
Edward B. Radcliffe
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
William D. Hutchison
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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Summary

Pests compete with humans for food, fiber and shelter and may be found within a broad assemblage of organisms that includes insects, plant pathogens and weeds. Some insect pests serve as vectors of diseases caused by bacteria, filarial nematodes, protozoans and viruses. Densities of many pests are regulated by density-independent factors, particularly under fluctuating environmental extremes (e.g. temperature, precipitation). Biotic components within a pest's life system also may serve as important population regulation factors, such as interactions with predators and parasitoids. Some ecologists have theorized that competition (interspecific and/or intraspecific) for resources ultimately limits the densities and distributions of organisms, including those that are anthropocentrically categorized as pests.

Historical perspectives

Humans have been in direct competition with a myriad of pests from our ancestral beginnings. Competition with pests for food intensified when humans began to cultivate plants and domesticate animals at the beginnings of agriculture, 10 000 to 16 000 years ago (Perkins, 2002; Thacker, 2002; Bird, 2003). As humans became more competent in producing crops used for food and fiber, human densities began to increase and were organized in larger groupings such as villages. This increased concentration of humans in close proximity to their livestock is believed to have facilitated the mutation and spread of diseases across species in some instances. The earliest attempts at agricultural pest control were likely very direct and included handpicking and crushing insects, pulling or cutting weeds and discarding rotting food sources.

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Integrated Pest Management
Concepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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