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Regional adaptation of integrated pest management to control invasive forest insects
Increasingly, invasive insect pests affect multiple geographic areas, and integrated pest management (IPM) programs developed in one region are transplanted into others. Overlooked differences in the pest system and IPM response, unique to each invasion, may impede control tactics and compromise their efficacy.
To successfully adapt to regional contexts and changing environments, IPM programs require proactive research, continued evaluation, and sharing of knowledge not limited to success stories.
The IUFRO Task Force "Precision Pest Management" recently developed an evaluation framework to guide the process of regional adaptation and iterative update of IPM programs targeting forest insect pests.