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Integrated pest management (University of Adelaide, Australia)

Click on 'Environmental impacts of pest control and then 'IPM' to find out more about integrated pest management, using the cotton industry as an example.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/agcareers/Content/content-framesets/TeacherResources.html


Integrated pest management (Quarantine, Pests and Diseases, Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Australia)

Describes IPM by defining each of the component words integrated, pest and management. 'Tools in the toolbox' covers the range of management strategies that an IPM-aware farmer can use.
http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-52K479?open


An IPM primer (Northeastern IPM Center, USA)

Contains IPM definitions and a generalised IPM program.
http://northeastipm.org/whatisprimer.cfm


Integrated weed management manual (CRC for Australian Weed Management, Australia)

A manual for the prevention of herbicide resistance through integrated weed management
http://weedscrc.org.au/publications/iwm_manual_flyer.html


Integrated pest management (Garden Web, USA)

How you can apply integrated pest management in your garden.
http://www.au.gardenweb.com/sesbania/ipm.html

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