Integrated pest management.

Abstract

Integrated Pest Management is a preventative, long-term, low toxicity means of controlling pests. Though IPM was developed first for the agricultural industry, many museums, archives and libraries are finding IPM principles relevant to the protection of their holdings. Obviously the specific requirements of an IPM plan must be tailored to the specific cultural institution. Before deciding to implement an IPM program, you will need to consider some of the primary advantages and disadvantages of an IPM program over traditional pest management. Traditional pest management is defined here as repeated chemical application, without emphasis on understanding the species or number of pests present.