Pesticide Use and Pest Management Practices
for Major Crops in North Dakota 1996

 ER 43
1998

Table 27. Summary of methods used to aid in decision making process for pest management.

Method or
procedure		 District

Total

 Used
procedure		 Used
procedure

(Number reporting)

 
FIELD MONITORING Northwest 512 392 76.6
North Central 332 255 76.8
Northeast 559 470 84.1
West Central 350 228 65.1
Central 329 247 75.1
East Central 350 308 88.0
Southwest 299 207 69.2
South Central 296 175 59.1
Southeast 453 327 72.2
State 3480 2609 75.0
 
ECONOMIC
THRESHOLD		 Northwest 512 297 58.0
North Central 332 201 60.5
Northeast 559 413 73.9
West Central 350 168 48.0
Central 329 201 61.1
East Central 350 258 73.7
Southwest 299 153 51.2
South Central 296 115 38.9
Southeast 453 269 59.4
State 3480 2075 59.6
 
GROWTH STAGING Northwest 512 337 65.8
North Central 332 207 62.3
Northeast 559 442 79.1
West Central 350 192 54.9
Central 329 211 64.1
East Central 350 280 80.0
Southwest 299 171 57.2
South Central 296 140 47.3
Southeast 453 304 67.1
State 3480 2284 65.6
 
WEATHER
FORECASTING 		Northwest 512 321 62.7
North Central 332 191 57.5
Northeast 559 412 73.7
West Central 350 193 55.1
Central 329 202 61.4
East Central 350 268 76.6
Southwest 299 160 53.5
South Central 296 139 47.0
Southeast 453 292 64.5
State 3480 2178 62.6
 
PREDICTION
MODELS 		Northwest 512 138 27.0
North Central 332 82 24.7
Northeast 559 214 38.3
West Central 350 78 22.3
Central 329 86 26.1
East Central 350 115 32.9
Southwest 299 69 23.1
South Central 296 62 20.9
Southeast 453 125 27.6
State 3480 969 27.8
 
IPM Northwest 513 112 21.8
North Central 332 81 24.4
Northeast 559 171 30.6
West Central 350 77 22.0
Central 331 92 27.8
East Central 351 104 29.6
Southwest 301 55 18.3
South Central 297 48 16.2
Southeast 453 128 28.3
State 3487 868 24.9