Knowledge of a pest's biology and behavior makes the difference between simply killing a pest and managing a pest population. How often do we as IPM practitioners fall short on this objective? How often do we fall back on the past practices of using body counts on the floor as a means to demonstrate our success rather than realizing the only part of the population of consequence is the live ones remaining? Why with all the information available today are we still finding it difficult to face challenges openly and achieve the results we are capable of?
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