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The Online Calculator For Eco-Sustainability Assessment Of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Techniques

By W. J. Zhang



The user manual guide and suggested citation of this page:
Zhang W. J. 2025. Eco-Sustainability assessment of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques: Indicator system and calculator. Computational Ecology and Software, 15(3): 99-113
Also, click here to download the corresponding offline calculator.


Check the boxes for IPM techniques used:

IPM-NE : Natural equilibrium: native ecosystem and native biodiversity, no or little human intervention.
  •      IPM-NE-NE : Natural ecosystem. Native ecosystem; pests are completely controlled by natural equilibrium such as native biodiversity and native food web, and no human intervention at all.
  •      IPM-NE-AE : Artificially assisted natural ecosystem. For native ecosystems with defective natural equilibrium mechanisms, complete natural equilibrium is achieved by permanently changing the living environment of pests. For example, using natural pest-resistant plants or that bred by traditional methods, creating shelters for natural enemies, improving irrigation facilities, etc.
IPM-PA : Physical and agricultural control: use physical or agricultural control techniques.
  •      IPM-PA-PH : Physical control: use light traps, sound traps, sex hormone traps, magnetic control, etc.
  •      IPM-PA-AG : Agricultural control: use intercropping, crop rotation, manual pest removal, weed removal, soil plowing for pest control, drainage/irrigation for pest control, etc.
IPM-BC : Biological control: introduce natural enemies or use targeted molecules in the ecosystem.
  •      IPM-BC-AN : Release native animal natural enemies. By releasing more native animal natural enemies in the ecosystem, the existing population size of native animal natural enemies (e.g., beneficial arthropods, etc.) is increased.
  •      IPM-BC-LM : Use native pathogenic microorganisms to directly control pests. Spray pathogenic microorganisms to infect and kill pests, which may cause significant epidemics (e.g., pathogenic fungi, viruses, bacteria, etc.).
  •      IPM-BC-EN : Release exogenous natural enemies (e.g., animals, pathogenic microorganisms, etc.) to control pests, or use targeted molecules to control pests.
IPM-GM : Introduce genetically modified organisms into the ecosystem.
  •      IPM-GM-NP : Introduce genetically modified natural enemies (e.g., animals, pathogenic microorganisms, etc.) or pests into the ecosystem.
  •      IPM-GM-PL : Use genetically modified pest-resistant plants in the ecosystem.
IPM-CC : Chemical control: Use natural or synthetic pesticide chemicals in the ecosystem.
  •     IPM-CC-NC : Control pests with natural chemicals. Use natural chemicals extracted from plants or other organisms to control pests, or use other natural products, such as minerals, to control pests.
  •     IPM-CC-CC : Control pests with synthetic chemicals. Use synthetic chemicals, such as organophosphorus pesticides, to control pests.
    •          IPM-CC-SL : Use low toxic, or other low-risk synthetic chemicals.
    •          IPM-CC-BH : Use highly toxic, or other high-risk synthetic chemicals.

IPM score for sustainability (0,1]:


User manual guide:
Zhang W. J. 2025. Eco-Sustainability assessment of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques: Indicator system and calculator. Computational Ecology and Software, 15(3): 99-113

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