{"id":45,"date":"2010-09-24T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/homeowner-ipm\/"},"modified":"2019-02-12T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T17:20:07","slug":"what-is-ipm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/what-is-ipm\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is IPM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IPM<\/strong> stands for\u00a0<strong>Integrated Pest Management<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is a decision-making process that uses current and comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment to manage pest damage in agricultural and non-agricultural settings by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard, to people, property, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/JumpingSpider-Beneficial.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a Jumping Spider, with the words: Know Your Beneficials and a note below that states that preserving and maximizing beneficial organisms, such as this Jumping Spider, is a key component of Integrated Pest Management.\" width=\"366\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/JumpingSpider-Beneficial.jpg 366w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/JumpingSpider-Beneficial-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/JumpingSpider-Beneficial-105x93.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/JumpingSpider-Beneficial-317x280.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,366px\" \/>In short, <strong><em>IPM is a science-based environmentally-friendly approach to protecting ourselves, our food and our planet from pests.<\/em> <\/strong> Put another way, <strong><em>IPM is<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/northeastipm.org\/index.cfm\"><strong>Northeastern IPM Center<\/strong><\/a> also provides a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastipm.org\/ipm-in-action\/what-is-ipm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>detailed definition of IPM<\/strong><\/a>. 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