RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Standards For a Commercial Arboricultural Ipm Program JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) JO JOA FD International Society of Arboriculture SP 293 OP 295 DO 10.48044/jauf.1985.064 VO 11 IS 10 A1 C.S. Koehler A1 Michael J. Raupp A1 Ethel Dutky A1 A. Davidson John YR 1985 UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/11/10/293.abstract AB Pilot urban landscape integrated pest management (IPM) projects have suggested standards, or guidelines, believed useful to commercial arboricultural firms contemplating offering IPM services. They are (1) acknowledgment that pesticides are not the best solution to every pest problem, (2) retention of a properly trained IPM manager, (3) ability and willingness to develop and maintain IPM-related records, and (4) a communications effort to sell IPM. These pilot projects indicate that a firm offering IPM should be a full-service company, but that every client need not subscribe to the firm’s IPM services. The two tactics that distinguish arboricultural IPM programs from traditional spray programs are (1) regular monitoring and (2) spot spraying.