This analysis uses data from field evaluations of pyrethroid insecticides to estimate the uncertainty (risk) and expected value of additional insecticide applications and IPM to control European corn borer larvae in processing sweet corn. Preliminary empirical results indicate that IPM can increase expected returns around $5-$9/ac and reduce the risk (variability) of net returns.

Ruzbeh Tusserkani∗, Changiz Eslahchi†, Hadi Pourmohammadi†, and Azin Azadi‡ ⋆ ∗ School of Mathematics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM). P.O. Box 193955746, Tehran, Iran ; † Department of Mathematics, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. Tehran, Iran; ‡ Department of Mathematical Sciences, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; and ⋆ School of Computer Science, Institute...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ipm ffs on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced ipm knowledge and adoption of ipm strategies by the farmers. the study has be...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a pest control method that combines several techniques by considering ecological, economic, and sociological consequences. efforts with IPM principles can be conducted cultivating healthy plants entomopathogen application. This study examined the package's success for controlling fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in maize field. research was farmer's plan...

Acinetobacter baumannii strains resistant to both imipenem (IPM) and ceftazidime (CAZ) were isolated from 1994 through 1996 at Gunma University Hospital. Nine isolates from different inpatients were examined for carbapenem-hydrolyzing activity and for the carbapemase gene bla(IMP) by the PCR method. All nine isolates were carbapenemase-producing strains that hydrolyzed IPM and that harbored bla...

Decision making is a key aspect of current integrated pest management (IPM) programs and will continue to play an important role as IPM programs mature (71, 106). In an IPM context, decision making relies on protocols for deciding on the need for some management action based on an assessment of the state of a pest population (and ideally its natural enemies). These protocols, which we refer to ...

In the mid 1980s, Brassica vegetable production in southern Queensland was at crisis point with insecticide resistance in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), leading to frequent spray failures. Through a succession of projects, an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system targeted at the local Brassica pest complex was developed with farmers and industry using participative processes. Str...

Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is one of the most damaging pests of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, in the midwestern United States and Canada. We compared three soybean aphid management techniques in three midwestern states (Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota) for a 3-yr period (2005-2007). Management techniques included an untreated control, an insecticidal seed...

b-biotype bemisia tabaci is a severe insect pest worldwide in many ornamental, agricultural, and horticultural crops. control of this insect is obstructed by resistance to many acetylcholinesterase (ache)-inhibiting insecticides, such as organophosphates and carbamates. in the present work, we evaluated the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of six monoterpenoids namely α-pinene, terpineo...