IPM Flashcards
What is IPM
Considertion of all techniques to suppress pests from negative disruption to people and environment
IPM Process
1 Monitor the situation 2 Identify the cause 3 Determine necessary action 4 What management techniques are available 5 Select appropriate IPM technique 6 Implement technique 7 Assess results 8 Prevent future problems
IPM Step 1
Monitor situation
What is the problem? How big is it?
IPM Step 2
Identify the cause
ID pest and what will happen in the future
Base on ecology and biology
IPM Step 3
Determine necessity of action
Manage below economic threshold level
IPM Step 4
What management techniques are available Biological Chemical Physical Cultural / managerial Genetic
Biological IPM control
Predators, parasite
Cultural/ managerial IPM control
Time of sowing
Add fert
Irrigation
Physical IPM control
Pull out, burn, cut down, trap
Chemical IPM control
Pesticides, vaccine, hormones
Genetic IPM control
Resistant crops?
IPM Step 5
Select appropriate technique, Consider
Safety, economics, public relations, implementation, available resources
IPM Step 6
Implement Technique
Systematically, accurately
IPM Step 7
Assess results
What happened?
IPM Step 8
Prevent future problems
Advantages of IPM
More effective control May be cheaper Working with nature and not against it Reduced over reliance on single technique More sensitive to enviro
Disadvantages of IPM
May be more costly May not see benefit initially May need several techniques for one pest Need to be tailored for each situation More complex management
Types of Pesticides
Inorganic, Naturally Organic, synthetically organic, biological-
Best Practice IPM
Ensure good results - Incorrect ID, Wrong herbicide, resistance, product incompatibility
Maximize pesticide benefit Flexibility of control
Minimise adverse effect - resistance, poisoning, environment
Public Scrutiny - food safety
Legal obligations
Resistance management
Risk Management
Pest management plan components
Chemical management policies Delegation of roles and responsibilities Standard operating procedures Training requirements Risk assessment of practices Records
Standard Operating Proceedure
Chemical safety- Transport, handling, storage
Record keeping
Emergency proceedure
How to chemicals enter environment
Over application Leaching Water runoff Spray and vapor drift Direct soil application Incorrect disposal
Who manages environmental risk
APVMA
Half life depends on
Nature of chemical - Stability of molecule Qaultiy of water used - pH, hardness Soil Type - OM, pH Temp SOil moisture
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
moves up and down food chain
Safe transport proceedure
Correct vehicle Shortest route Tied down PPE and Spill kit Separate from food/feed Safe loading and unloading
Placarded loads
> 1000kg total
500kg container
Any Cat A div 6.2 dangerous good
Div 2.1, 2.3 or packing group I
Level of risk of chemical depends on
Characteristics of product
Dose
Formulation
Packagine
How posions enter body
Dermal adsorption 85%, eyes skin clothes
Injection
Inhalation - breathing vapors
Ingestion - uncommon
Mild poisoning symptoms
Red/itchy eyes Headache Rashes Nose bleeds Tired Feeling sick
Moderate poisoning symptoms
Excessive sweating
Increased HR
Feeling giddy
Severe poisoning symptoms
Frothing at mouth
Convulsions
Blured vision
muscle spasms
Correct chemical storage practice
Well lit and ventilated Locked Good shelving Grated floor Waterproof Spill kit near but separate Separate compartments of diff chemicals Washing facilities Hazardous warming signs
Drum Muster
Container elegible Triple rinsed immediately Neck and thread free of residue Lids off and dried in sun labels intact and legible
Chem Clear Group I
Free
<1% product in container
<2 years since deregistered/expired
original container label
Chem clear Group II
Fee
Any volume
Unlabelled and unknown
Mixed agents
