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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program takes an active role in promoting and facilitating the use of IPM; best management practices that emphasize quality production and health while minimizing reliance on pesticides.  The IPM program provides leadership and technical expertise to farms and communities through education, demonstration and outreach activities, such as:

Vegetable IPM

• Survey of pests and management practices used in vegetable production
• Research on alternatives for management of insect pests of cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash.
  

School IPM

• Workshops, guidelines, factsheets, checklists, and more.
  

Poultry/Livestock IPM

• Demonstration of the use of beneficial insects for management of nuisance flies in poultry and dairy production - IPM for Nuisance Flies in Poultry & Dairy (.pdf), Biological Control of Flies on Maine Dairy Farms (.pdf)

 

The IPM program works closely with the Maine Integrated Pest Management Council to promote IPM in the state.

 

 

 

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Featured Topics

• Vegetable IPM
• School IPM
• Poultry & Livestock IPM

IPM resources

• Cornell University IPM
• Northeastern IPM Center
• University of Maine IPM
• University of Massachusetts IPM

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