Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.The Council for Agricultural Science Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. (Veterinary science, but not animal science, is often excluded from the definition. and Technology (CAST), Washington, D.C., releases "Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management (IPM), planned program that coordinates economically and environmentally acceptable methods of pest control with the judicious and minimal use of toxic pesticides. : Current and Future Strategies," a report that offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the issues involved in pest control pest control n → control m de plagas pest control n → lutte f contre les nuisibles pest control pest n . This new report sets out the scientific, environmental and political contexts in which Integrated Pest Management (IPM (1) (Impressions Per Minute) Generally refers to document scanners that scan both sides of the page at the same time. Thus, a scanner that scans at 100 ppm (pages per minute) can provide 200 ipm. See ppm and document scanner. ) has developed over the past two decades. The document represents a thorough reevaluation of this approach to pest management, which was first addressed in a CAST report in 1982. The complete report is available online at www.cast-science.org. CAST is an international consortium of 38 scientific and professional societies. |
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