About Potato IPM

The Maine Potato Industry is faced with increasing costs, high demands from consumers for quality, and pest pressures. At the same time, the Industry is trying to reduce pesticide usage, maintain quality, and yields. As a tool to achieve these goals, growers can use an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. IPM is a multidisciplinary approach to making crop management decisions, which includes these components:

• scouting
• pest identification
• economic threshold
• disease identification
• disease forecasting
• weed management
• control strategies
• safety.
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension's Potato Integrated Pest Management program is an integral and valued part of the Maine Potato Industry. It was initiated in the early 1970's by Extension Specialist staff under a special USDA grant. The pilot program of the 1970's has now grown into a sophisticated, multidisciplinary approach to controlling pests.

For more information about the Maine Potato IPM Program, please contact us at ipm@mainepotatoipm.com,
or by phone at (207)764-3361.

Questions or comments? Please visit our parent web site at: http://www.umext.maine.edu
or contact the Potato IPM program at: P.O. Box 727, Presque Isle, ME 04769
Phone: (207)764-3361.

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