Integrated Pest Management
PM is an ecologically based approach to pest management that draws from multiple scientific disciplines. Expertise comes from Extension Specialists whose mission is to provide educational and applied research programs that fulfill the University's land grant mandate for sustainable and competitive agriculture and stewardship for the environment.More than half of Maryland's Extension Specialists (also known as IPM Specialists) are employed by the Department of Entomology. Maryland's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is coordinated by Cerruti Hooks, UMD Department of Entomology.
IPM's multidisciplinary approach is reflected in five program areas:
IPM's multidisciplinary approach is reflected in five program areas:
- Agricultural IPM
- Green Industries IPM
- Urban Structural IPM
- Pesticide Education and Assessment
- Pest and Plant Diagnostic Laboratories
