AP Environmental Science / Unit 5: Land and Water Use
5.14 Integrated Pest Management
Notes
IPM combines methods to reduce pesticide use: biological control (natural predators), crop rotation, intercropping, physical barriers, and targeted chemicals only when needed.
Practice
Releasing ladybugs to eat aphids is:
A natural predator.
A benefit of IPM:
Combined methods.
A drawback of IPM:
More management needed.
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