ABSTRACT
Integrated Pest Management is comparatively new on the government scene, as far as Environmental Protection Agency is concerned. There will be an expansion of work into insect population dynamics of our worst pest species and their interactions with others. It will be necessary to have more biological information on how insects live and the effects of the environment upon them because they are very adaptive to adversity. The homeowner often gets upset about insect problems. If he can rid his residence of insects, he may often tolerate insects outside his garden. In order to utilize these techniques we need to have a greater physiological understanding of the control mechanisms of undesirable pest insects and weeds. The insect can tell when they are on an alfalfa plant; they can discriminate types of food; they can disciminate hostile and acceptable environments where they can live; they can identify and find mates for reproduction.
