An Integrated Pest Management program includes the use of pesticides, pest monitoring, resistant plant, biological agents and cultural methods to control pests.

An Integrated Pest Management program includes the use of pesticides, pest monitoring, resistant plant, biological agents and cultural methods to control pests.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Pesticides and Monitoring Only
• D. Biological Agents Only

Answer: (A)

Integrated Pest Management relies on a mix of tools used together, guided by careful monitoring and thresholds. Monitoring tells you when action is needed and helps time treatments; resistant plant varieties reduce how much pest pressure you face; biological agents—like natural enemies or pathogens—provide ongoing suppression; cultural methods such as crop rotation, sanitation, and proper irrigation reduce pest habitat and easy access to crops. Pesticides are used as one part of the overall plan, chosen and applied to minimize impacts and used only when warranted by the monitoring results. Because all these elements can be combined in a single program, the statement is true.

Integrated Pest Management relies on a mix of tools used together, guided by careful monitoring and thresholds. Monitoring tells you when action is needed and helps time treatments; resistant plant varieties reduce how much pest pressure you face; biological agents—like natural enemies or pathogens—provide ongoing suppression; cultural methods such as crop rotation, sanitation, and proper irrigation reduce pest habitat and easy access to crops. Pesticides are used as one part of the overall plan, chosen and applied to minimize impacts and used only when warranted by the monitoring results. Because all these elements can be combined in a single program, the statement is true.