ISLAND CROP MANAGEMENT IPM 3

Conrad Bérubé
island crop management
email: uc779(at)freenet.victoria.bc.ca


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WHAT IPM MEANS TO YOU, THE GROWER:

An Island Crop Management IPM consultant looks at your farm much in the same way as a physician would give you a check-up for your body. A good doctor wouldn't give drugs to a patient who is healthy; likewise, you don't need to spray crops that aren't "sick".

In most cases, the money saved, by eliminating calendar-based, "insurance" sprays, pays for the cost of an IPM program.
Pest species are less likely to develop resistance to pesticides if sprays are used only when absolutely necessary. This allows conservative use of valuable pesticides, preserving their effectiveness for the future.
IPM results in a healthier, more productive ecosystem by maintaining microorganisms in the soil that help recycle nutrients and by conserving natural enemies that assist in reducing pest problems.

The reduction in pesticides released into the environment makes for good public relations-- which will translate into greater marketability for your produce.


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