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integrated pest management

noun

Definition of INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

:  management of agricultural and horticultural pests that minimizes the use of chemicals and emphasizes natural and low-toxicity methods (as the use of crop rotation and beneficial predatory insects)
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First Known Use of INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

1976

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