PLTH 108 - Lecture 4 - the Integrated Control Concept

A look at the rise of synthetic pesticides, their fall from grace, and how Stern et al 1959 signaled the birth of IPM.

Table of Contents:

00:24 - Review
02:48 - Biocontrol Breaks Through
05:33 - Pest Control at the turn of the 20th Century
06:38 - WWII – A revolution in pest control
07:54 - DDT and the Chemical Revolution
08:20 - WWII – A revolution in pest control
09:09 - DDT and the Chemical Revolution
10:33 - PESTICIDES WERE A MIRACLE!
12:42 -
13:51 - The Integrated Control Concept and birth of IPM
14:00 - Pest designations
17:19 - Challenges to pesticides - 1
21:10 - Challenges to pesticides - 2
22:53 - Challenges to pesticides - 3
25:14 - Species Displacement aka Secondary Invasion
26:42 - The Pesticide Treadmill
28:30 - Pesticide Treadmill Example
28:32 - The Pesticide Treadmill
28:34 - Pesticide Treadmill Example
30:14 - Pesticide Treadmill Example
31:56 - Challenges to synthetic pesticides - 4
33:04 - Bioaccumulation
36:54 - Integrated Pest Management
38:44 - Stern et al. 1959
39:57 -
47:51 - Working within the ecosystem
48:43 - Integrated Control Concept Becomes IPM
50:25 - Pest Identification