integrated pest management

Careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of pest populations and keep pesticides and other interventions to levels that are economically justified and reduce or minimize risks to human and animal health and/or the environment. Source: International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (FAO, 2017) [http://www.fao.org/3/i5566en/i5566en.pdf]