Driving forces and future prospects for IPM.

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This chapter considers the current status of pest management from a number of different perspectives, firstly by describing three crop/pest management systems and a few of the lessons that can be learned from these. This is followed by an analysis of the influence of the 'panacea mentality' on the progress of pest management, its influence in the future and of the impact of 'paradigms'. The future of pest control technologies, systems approaches, the information technology revolution and the role of the general public are then addressed in an attempt to place integrated pest management (IPM) in the context of modern developments in agriculture and the wider world. Three crop/pest management systems are described: soyabean, cotton and greenhouse crops. Each system addresses a complex of key insect pests, and problems associated with chemical insecticide use. The range of other control measures available and how they are integrated to provide an IPM system are considered in each case.

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