What integrated pest management means for today's beekeeper

摘要

Integrated Pest Management, or simply IPM for short, is a phrase that is familiar to many beekeepers today. This concept of pest management seeks to control pests using a variety of strategies that are safe, effective and economical and will lead to asustainable level of control. The concept and application of IPM should be covered in all beekeeping short courses that include pest management. My colleague and good friend Nicholas Calderone at Cornell University states this well when he said, "a discussion of IPM is important at anytime because it always represents the best long-term approach to the problem of pest management."