Adoption of integrated pest management among fruit trees' growers in Jordan [electronic resource].

Includes bibliographical references.

Integrated pest management (IPM) is used to control pests' damage by the most economical means and the least possible hazards to human and environment. Interest in measuring the degree of !PM adoption has increased over time. Extent and level of !PM adoption in Jordan are still largely unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the factors affecting !PM adoption among fruit trees' growers in Jordan. For this purpose, Jordanian fruit trees' growers were questioned about their social aspects, types of pests encountered, and !PM knowledge, practices and resources by conducting a countrywide survey of growers during 2014. The results indicated that the majority of the respondents (68%) have never heard about !PM and not sure what !PM is, and only 2.5% were regularly using IPM. Lack of growers' information and knowledge about IPM (73%) has first priority of IPM adoption. Data on how often growers monitor pests, most common methods for pests monitoring, testing soil, keeping records, reasons of using chemical control and knowledge of pesticides' side effects are herein presented.

Summary in Arabic.

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