INTEGRATED PEST-MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - BACK TO BASICS TO OVERCOME ADOPTION OBSTACLES

Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices into agricultur al programs and the constraints affecting adoption are topics that hav e been addressed since the mid-1970s when the implementation of agricu ltural IPM programs began. Adoption has never occurred at the levels h oped for and the constraints slowing this process have been well revie wed by many authors. The purpose of this work is to highlight the prim ary obstacles to IPM adoption and discuss solutions that could bring a bout positive change. As the title implies, these solutions are not ne w, but basic to implementation of any innovative system or change. Wit h a new focus on these basic solutions, it is hoped that those involve d with IPM may be reminded of their importance and reemphasize them in the planning, development, and implementation phases of programs.