This chapter describes CABI's initiatives in promoting integrated pest (insects, pathogens, weeds and nematodes) management, briefly covering contributions in terms of pest diagnosis and advisory services, rational pesticide use, biological control and biological pesticides, soil and seed health,...

This chapter on CIRAD (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche pour le Développement) in France covers the following: scientific coordination; working partnerships; case studies of integrated pest management (cultural and biological control, host plant resistance, chemical attractants and ...

This chapter on the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology provides an overview of the following: organizational structure and operation, impact of achievements in ecological pest control, role in training and capacity building related to integrated pest and vector management, and...

This chapter describes the following aspects of the System-Wide Programme on Integrated Pest (arthropods, vertebrates, pathogens, weeds and other organisms detrimental to agricultural production) Management (SP-IPM), a global network in IPM established by the CGIAR in 1995, with Africa, Asia and...

This chapter covers the history of integrated pest management (IPM), organizational structure of IPM systems, IPM policy and infrastructure, integrated apple production, IPM in kiwifruit production, and key constraints and future of IPM in New Zealand. Tabulated data on New Zealand IPM systems for...

This chapter covers the following aspects of integrated pest management (IPM) in Australia: policy support in IPM; case studies on the use of insect viruses, predatory mites, pheromone-mediated mating disruption, and transgenic pest-resistant crops (cotton) in insect pest control; integrated...

This chapter covers the history of integrated pest management (IPM; biological, chemical and cultural control, and host resistance), important crop pests, and research and extension focus in IPM in Russia, and discusses the organization of IPM system, IPM and pesticide use policies, and case...

This chapter describes research, education, extension and technology transfer efforts in integrated pest management (IPM); case studies on the implementation of IPM in tomato, apple and pear; and achievements and main constraints in IPM implementation (research, extension, education, training,...

This chapter covers integrated pest, disease and weed management (biological, cultural and chemical methods) in cotton (against Anthonomus grandis and Alabama argillacea), potato (against viruses, Phytophthora infestans, Rhizoctonia solani, plant parasitic nematodes, insect pests and weeds), and...

This chapter covers integrated pest management (IPM) in cotton, citrus, olive and sugarcane; policies and legal issues related to IPM; organizations involved in IPM (research institutes, universities, farmers' associations, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations); and...