How does DPR plan to facilitate the adoption of reduced-risk pest management practices and emphasize the use of pest management information throughout departmental functions?
A coordinated effort will be undertaken to identify how pest management information can be used throughout the many functions of the Department to promote the adoption of reduced-risk pest management practices. In addition to using pest management information in current functions, new programs are being initiated to help promote adoption of reduced-risk practices. For example, the IPM Innovator Project identifies, recognizes, and supports groups and organizations that develop and promote reduced-risk pest management practices, particularly integrated pest management systems. DPR is also coordinating the implementation of Senate Bill 1752 and Assembly Bill 3383 which authorize research and demonstration of reduced-risk pest management practices. DPR will continue to rely on its strategic partnerships to identify practices which have proven successful, and incentives that can be promoted to facilitate the adoption of these practices.
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- Is the interest in reduced-risk pest management practices an acknowledgement that current pest management practices present unacceptable risks that need to be mitigated?
- Is help available to set up an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan at our National Park?
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