Integrated Pest Management sounds like a company intent on rodent control, but not so.
IPM is a set of practices, ever evolving, that integrate methods to suppress pest populations to an acceptable level. IPM emphasizes the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms.
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