integrated pest management

noun

The practice of using a broad range of pest-control techniques including both organic and nonorganic ones, with a goal of balancing pros and cons (such as toxicity versus efficacy, reducing chemical use but not allowing crop failure, etc).

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IPMIPCintegrated pest control
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Meanings

nounintegrated pest management (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of using a broad range of pest-control techniques including both organic and nonorganic ones, with a goal of balancing pros and cons (such as toxicity versus efficacy, reducing chemical use but not allowing crop failure, etc).

    Synonyms: IPM, IPC, integrated pest control

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of using a broad range of pest-control techniques including both organic and nonorganic ones, with a goal of balancing pros and cons (such as toxicity versus efficacy, reducing chemical use but not allowing crop failure, etc).

Similar
IPMIPCintegrated pest control
Also see
integrated pest control
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