The principles, methods and practices of regional ecological regulation and management of pests.
Author of the article:GE Feng
Author's Workplace:(State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China).
Key Words:regional ecological regulation and management of pests; principles and methods
Abstract:Integrated pest management (IPM) is a system approach that provides an ecologically-based solution to pest control problems. It has expanded its scope to encompass the integration of multiple pest species within the content of total cropping system. The c