National Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management

Born of a 2002 Pest Management Stakeholder Forum sponsored by the USDA, the Road Map for the National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program identifies strategic directions for IPM research, implementation, and measurement for all pest types throughout the nation. This includes pest management for all areas including agricultural, structural, ornamental, turf, museums, and public and wildlife health pests, and encompasses terrestrial and aquatic invasive species.

Continuous input from numerous IPM experts, practitioners, and stakeholders has resulted in the current IPM Road Map. A PDF of the IPM Roadmap is available online at: http://www.ipmcenters.org/Docs/IPMRoadMap.pdf

For ease of access, an HTML version of the IPM Roadmap is presented here:

National IPM Roadmap
"Table of Contents"

Introduction
Keeping a Step Ahead
The IPM Road Map
National IPM Program Goals
IPM Focus Areas
Production Agriculture * Natural Resources and Recreational Environments * Residential and Public Areas
Future Direction
Improve cost-benefit analyses when adopting IPM practices * Reduce potential human health risks from pests and related management strategies * Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and related management strategies
Investment in IPM
Research Needs * Technical Development * Education * Implementation and Adoption of IPM
Measuring Performance of the National IPM Program
The adoption of IPM practices improves economic benefits to users * Potential human health risks from pests and the use of pest management practices are reduced * Unreasonable adverse environmental effects from pests and the use of pest management practices are reduced.
National IPM Program Leadership and Coordination
IPM Strategies

For more information, contact Sandra Sardanelli

Last updated: 07/13/2009

National Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management

National IPM Roadmap "Table of Contents"

National IPM Roadmap
"Table of Contents"