TL;DR
Integrated pest management is a decision framework that controls pests by combining inspection, monitoring, sanitation, exclusion, habitat modification, and biological controls, reserving pesticides for when action thresholds are crossed and then choosing the least hazardous effective option. A practitioner seals entry gaps and fixes moisture before scheduling sprays, and documents monitoring counts to prove the strategy works.
What it means
Integrated pest management is a decision framework that controls pests by combining inspection, monitoring, sanitation, exclusion, habitat modification, and biological controls, reserving pesticides for when action thresholds are crossed and then choosing the least hazardous effective option. A practitioner seals entry gaps and fixes moisture before scheduling sprays, and documents monitoring counts to prove the strategy works. Schools and food facilities are often required to operate under such plans, and homeowners see fewer routine perimeter treatments and more root-cause fixes.
Where it sits in the glossary
Integrated pest management is part of the Certifications group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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