Which are the three components of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?

Which are the three components of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?

• A. Pest monitoring, chemical control, and public awareness
• B. Control measures, decision-making aids, and knowledge
• C. Soil improvement, drainage, irrigation
• D. Pesticide application, trapping, and release

Answer: (B)

Integrated Pest Management relies on using information to guide action: understanding the pest and its environment, monitoring and applying decision rules to know when to act, and choosing from a range of management options. The best choice captures these three elements as control measures (the actual tactics used), decision-making aids (the systems and guidelines that tell you when and what to act on), and knowledge (understanding pest biology, ecology, and how management works). This combination reflects IPM’s emphasis on informed, integrated decision-making rather than relying on a single tactic. Other options fall short because they either emphasize a single tactic or include elements that aren’t core to the IPM framework, such as public awareness, or they omit the decision-making and knowledge components that underpin why and when to intervene.

Integrated Pest Management relies on using information to guide action: understanding the pest and its environment, monitoring and applying decision rules to know when to act, and choosing from a range of management options. The best choice captures these three elements as control measures (the actual tactics used), decision-making aids (the systems and guidelines that tell you when and what to act on), and knowledge (understanding pest biology, ecology, and how management works). This combination reflects IPM’s emphasis on informed, integrated decision-making rather than relying on a single tactic.

Other options fall short because they either emphasize a single tactic or include elements that aren’t core to the IPM framework, such as public awareness, or they omit the decision-making and knowledge components that underpin why and when to intervene.