Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Published: July 13, 2026 Best Practices, Botanical Collections, Collection Management, Collection Management Policies & Procedures, Curation, Curation Practices, Environment, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Integrated pest management is the preventive process protecting collections from damaging pests. Current recommendations for IPM discourage using toxic chemicals, or using them minimally. Preventative measures usually include things like isolation and observation, non-chemical treatment of collections before integrating with a main collection, pest identification for understanding of issues, and building envelope exclusionary measures. Most…
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