@article{Vandeman:309725,
      recid = {309725},
      author = {Vandeman, Ann and Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge and Jans,  Sharon and Lin, Biing-Hwan},
      title = {Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in U.S. Agriculture   },
      address = {1994-09},
      number = {1474-2021-854},
      series = {Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 707},
      pages = {33},
      year = {1994},
      abstract = {This report summarizes information on the extent of  adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) techniques in  the production of fruits, vegetables, and major field  crops.  Farmers are considered to be using IPM if, before  making pesticide  application decisions, they closely  monitor pest populations (scouting) in order to determine  when a population has reached an economically damaging  threshold.  Over half of the Nation's fruit, vegetable, and  major field crop acres are now under some level of IPM,  according to USDA survey data.  A host of pest management  practices are used, and their adoption rates vary by crop  and State. The data suggest two strategies to increase  adoption of IPM.  One is to increase the availability of  alternative practices through more research in crops and  regions where few alternatives are used.  A second is to  encourage more farmers to adopt existing IPM technology.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/309725},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.309725},
}