Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics
- Chapter 2 Economic impacts of IPM
- Chapter 3 Economic decision rules for IPM
- Chapter 4 Decision making and economic risk in IPM
- Chapter 5 IPM as applied ecology: the biological precepts
- Chapter 6 Population dynamics and species interactions
- Chapter 7 Sampling for detection, estimation and IPM decision making
- Chapter 8 Application of aerobiology to IPM
- Chapter 9 Introduction and augmentation of biological control agents
- Chapter 10 Crop diversification strategies for pest regulation in IPM systems
- Chapter 11 Manipulation of arthropod pathogens for IPM
- Chapter 12 Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems
- Chapter 13 Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides
- Chapter 14 Integrating pesticides with biotic and biological control for arthropod pest management
- Chapter 15 Pesticide resistance management
- Chapter 16 Assessing environmental risks of pesticides
- Chapter 17 Assessing pesticide risks to humans: putting science into practice
- Chapter 18 Advances in breeding for host plant resistance
- Chapter 19 Resistance management to transgenic insecticidal plants
- Chapter 20 Role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 21 Use of pheromones in IPM
- Chapter 22 Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM
- Chapter 23 Eradication: strategies and tactics
- Chapter 24 Insect management with physical methods in pre- and post-harvest situations
- Chapter 25 Cotton arthropod IPM
- Chapter 26 Citrus IPM
- Chapter 27 IPM in greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals
- Chapter 28 Vector and virus IPM for seed potato production
- Chapter 29 IPM in structural habitats
- Chapter 30 Fire ant IPM
- Chapter 31 Integrated vector management for malaria
- Chapter 32 Gypsy moth IPM
- Chapter 33 IPM for invasive species
- Chapter 34 IPM information technology
- Chapter 35 Private-sector roles in advancing IPM adoption
- Chapter 36 IPM: ideals and realities in developing countries
- Chapter 37 The USA National IPM Road Map
- Chapter 38 The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation
- Chapter 39 From IPM to organic and sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 40 Future of IPM: a worldwide perspective
- Index
- References
Chapter 38 - The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics
- Chapter 2 Economic impacts of IPM
- Chapter 3 Economic decision rules for IPM
- Chapter 4 Decision making and economic risk in IPM
- Chapter 5 IPM as applied ecology: the biological precepts
- Chapter 6 Population dynamics and species interactions
- Chapter 7 Sampling for detection, estimation and IPM decision making
- Chapter 8 Application of aerobiology to IPM
- Chapter 9 Introduction and augmentation of biological control agents
- Chapter 10 Crop diversification strategies for pest regulation in IPM systems
- Chapter 11 Manipulation of arthropod pathogens for IPM
- Chapter 12 Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems
- Chapter 13 Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides
- Chapter 14 Integrating pesticides with biotic and biological control for arthropod pest management
- Chapter 15 Pesticide resistance management
- Chapter 16 Assessing environmental risks of pesticides
- Chapter 17 Assessing pesticide risks to humans: putting science into practice
- Chapter 18 Advances in breeding for host plant resistance
- Chapter 19 Resistance management to transgenic insecticidal plants
- Chapter 20 Role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 21 Use of pheromones in IPM
- Chapter 22 Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM
- Chapter 23 Eradication: strategies and tactics
- Chapter 24 Insect management with physical methods in pre- and post-harvest situations
- Chapter 25 Cotton arthropod IPM
- Chapter 26 Citrus IPM
- Chapter 27 IPM in greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals
- Chapter 28 Vector and virus IPM for seed potato production
- Chapter 29 IPM in structural habitats
- Chapter 30 Fire ant IPM
- Chapter 31 Integrated vector management for malaria
- Chapter 32 Gypsy moth IPM
- Chapter 33 IPM for invasive species
- Chapter 34 IPM information technology
- Chapter 35 Private-sector roles in advancing IPM adoption
- Chapter 36 IPM: ideals and realities in developing countries
- Chapter 37 The USA National IPM Road Map
- Chapter 38 The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation
- Chapter 39 From IPM to organic and sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 40 Future of IPM: a worldwide perspective
- Index
- References
Summary
IPM is, by many accounts, a highly successful program. Some claim that the achievements over the last 40 years have given the program a mark of success. In fact, IPM has been described as “one of the best answers to reducing chemical contamination of the environment and improving the safety of food while maintaining agricultural viability” (Rajotte, 1993, p. 297). Others argue that implementation has been slow and success has been limited. Wearing (1988) stated that IPM has not been successful because some IPM technologies have not been adopted by growers. This limited success has resulted in a weakening of political support and a stagnation of funding for IPM in the USA (Gray, 2001). What defines a successful IPM program? How do we assess the true worth of an IPM program? These questions can be answered by conducting an assessment of IPM programs through program evaluation. However, the starting point of any IPM evaluation is made with three goals in mind; economic, an assessment of the costs and benefits; environmental, impacts on soil, water and non-pest organisms; and social, an assessment of a program's impact on people's health and well-being.
A historical review of IPM evaluation
Evaluation has been a component of some pest management programs, starting back in the 1940s. During this time (1940s to 1960s), program evaluations were used to assess the needs of clients and determine the future directions (Allen & Rajotte, 1990).
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- Integrated Pest ManagementConcepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies, pp. 479 - 488Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008