The Economic Return of the Application of the Technical Recommendations of the Integrated Date Palm Pest Management Program (Babylon Governorate as a Model)

Abstract The research aimed to identify the effectiveness of integrated control system in resisting pests that affect palm trees from an economic perspective, by measuring impact its application on some variables represented productivity per donum, total costs revenue and net return donum. results showed positive program Productivity, where average donum for low level was about 1548 kg/donum, while 2264.2 high 1710.8 kg/donum. For costs, it found 182957.3 dinars/donum, 127188 176440.7 dinars/donum return, 253580 dinars/donum. amounted 354,570 reached 576,230 study recommended concerned authorities implement pest management sector need increase material guidance support because environmental aspect, coordination with Directorate Agriculture Babylon Governorate, which implemented work follow-up spreading technology convincing farmers adopt through agricultural extension departments This governorate find appropriate methods mechanisms Ministry encourage private provide supplies alternatives chemical pesticides instead relying government sector.