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Guidance on integrated pest management for the world’s major crop pests and diseases

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 124 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139713-8

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd4890en

Synopsis (short abstract) In this volume, FAO has compiled integrated pest management (IPM) measures for eight global priority pests and pathogens, based upon geographical distribution, severity and societal importance. Each chapter offers a ‘bundle’ of IPM solutions for the principal pest threats of cereal grains, potato, fruits and vegetables. It offers a wide spectrum of tailored solutions ranging from traditional approaches, such as crop sanitation and good agronomy, to modern DNA-based technologies, marker-assisted breeding, and innovative tools such as robotics, biological control and biopesticides, as well as digital alert systems. By emphasizing biodiversity-based and agroecological preventative measures, and providing innovative ways to integrate stand-alone technologies, readers are presented with practical ways to establish climate-resilient, pest-suppressive cropping systems. As such, this volume can be of immediate value for government decision-makers, pest management practitioners, development partners, agro-industry actors and farmers.

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FAO. 2025. Guidance on integrated pest management for the world's major crop pests and diseases. Rome.


https://doi.org/10.4060/cd4890en

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