INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT = INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT JEFFREY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT = INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT JEFFREY PETTINGILL, COUNTY WEED SUPERINTENDENT BONNEVILLE COUNTY WEED CONTROL

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WHAT IS A WEED  A PLANT OUT OF PLACE  DR. OLD ‘ A PLANT OF WHICH WE HAVE NOT FOUND A GOOD USE FOR YET’  ARE ALL WEEDS ACTUALLY ‘BAD’ WEEDS • Downey brome • Prostrate knotweed • Crested wheatgrass… • Missoura goldenrod • Wild licorice • Willows

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…..

CULTURAL = PREVENTATIVE • TRAINING OF STAFF/COMMUNITY • MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE • REVEGETATE WHEN NECESSARY • SELECT RIGHT HERBICIDE

MECHANICAL 1 ST LINE OF DEFENSE, MOST ECONOMICAL, MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN WEED(S) ARE FOUND

BIOLOGICAL CLASSICAL OR NON-CLASSICAL NOT A SILVER BULLET NOR A COMPLETE PROGRAM WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH HERBICIDE PROGRAM NEVER ATTEMPT THIS WITHOUT YOUR CWS CWS CAN GENERALLY GET THEM FOR FREE WILL OBTAIN AND DISPERSE FOR NO FEE RIGHT WEED, RIGHT INSECT, RIGHT TIME

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INFLUENTIAL PARADIGM WEATHER PATTERN » POPULATION DYNAMICS » DEMOGRAPHICS » GEOGRAPHIC ISSUES » ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE – WHO IS MISSING »

GOAL(S) FOR WEED CONTROL ACTIVITY » REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS » CAN YOU WORK TOGETHER – CWMA? » DO YOU NEED TO CALL IN MORE TROOPS – CWS, ISDA, POLICY MAKERS – BIG GUNS » AT WHICH POINT DO YOU CALL IT A SUCCESS – FAILURE » WHAT NEEDS CHANGED IN IPM TO MAKE IT MORE SUCCESSFUL

Jeffrey Pettingill 208-589-9920 PrincessOfWeeds.com