Indiana CSP Enhancement Supplemental Information
WQL29–High Level Integrated Pest Management to Reduce Pesticide Environmental Risk
(15-1 General and 16-1 Renewals)
Requirements for “High Level IPM” include:
- REQUIRED - Monitoring technique, including intensive crop scouting (i.e. during planting/emergence, mid-season and late season and pre-harvest evaluation). Follow economic threshold levels, as referenced in a Purdue Extension/scientific publication, or a predicted threat by Purdue University Specialists, for ALL pesticide applications.
- REQUIRED - Insecticide seed treatment on soybeans is only to be used if an early season infestation by seed/seedling feeder insects are identified by scouting, past infestations are common to a field or a problematic management scenario is used. Refer to Purdue Extension Publication: “Soybean Insect Control Recommendations – current year” E-77-W
- In addition to the two previous REQUIRED items, to obtain the minimum mitigation score of ≥ 45 for the identified environmental risk, refer to NRCS Agronomy Technical Note #5.
- At least one item from Table 1 (IPM Techniques) AND one item from Table 2 (Conservation Practices) must be used to meet the minimum mitigation score of ≥ 45. Reminder: these items are in addition to the two previousREQUIRED items.
- CONSIDERATION - use the 250 or 500 rate insecticide seed treatment on corn, if available, unless an early season infestation by seed/seedling feeder insects are identified by scouting, past infestations are common or a field or problematic management scenario is used. Refer to Purdue Extension Publication: “Corn Insect Control Recommendations – current year” E-219-W
Additional References include:
Corn & Soybean Field Guide (ID-179), current edition
Purdue University, Field Crops Pest Management Manual (IPM-1)
Purdue University Field Crops IPM website:
Purdue University Pest and Crops Newsletters at:
Purdue University, Field Crop Insects Publications:
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March 2015