Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management

1. Introduction to IPM

1.1. Definition, History, Importance

1.2. Concepts, Principles, Tools

2. Pest & Disease Categories

2.1. Insect Pests

2.2. Plant Diseases

3. Economic Importance & Risk Analysis

4. Detection & Diagnosis

5. Economic Threshold Concepts

5.1. Host Plant Resistance

5.2. Cultural, Mechanical, Physical

5.3. Biological Control

5.4. Chemical Control

5.5. Legislative Control

6. Ecological Management

6.1. Agroecosystem Management

6.2. Environmental Safety

7. Pesticides

7.1. Conventional Pesticides

7.2. Safe Use

8. Surveillance & Forecasting

8.1. Monitoring

8.2. Forecasting

8.3. Pest & Disease Surveillance

9. IPM Module

9.1. Development & Validation

9.2. Implementation & Impact

10. Safety & Policy

10.1. Pesticide Safety

10.2. Legal, Social, Political Aspects

11. Case Studies

11.1. Successful IPM Programs