IPM for fresh-market lettuce production in the desert southwest: The produce paradox

Agriculture & Biology

• fresh market 100%
• integrated pest management 82%
• lettuce 76%
• deserts 73%
• insect control 67%
• biological control 49%
• insecticides 47%
• pests 42%
• chemical control 42%
• pest management 41%
• zero tolerance 30%
• economics 26%
• economic threshold 24%
• insect resistance 23%
• pesticide residues 22%
• green leafy vegetables 22%
• agroecosystems 20%
• crops 20%
• natural enemies 19%
• growers 17%
• chemistry 17%
• complement 16%
• vegetables 15%
• markets 13%
• sampling 6%