IPM Road Map

The state of California has initiated a new movement toward sustainable pest management on farms, urban and home landscapes and gardens, and in structures. Last year, a workgroup representing public, private, urban, agricultural and tribal interests released its vision and goals in a 97-page publication, Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California.

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Roadmap IPM CA

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), and
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) launched the Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Work Group
as part of the State of California’s commitment to accelerating the transition away from high-risk pesticides toward
adoption of safer, sustainable pest control practices. 
defined by the roadmap, is a “whole-system approach that builds on the strong foundation of integrated pest
management but adds three sustainability pillars: human health/social equity, environmental protection and
economic vitality”.

The roadmap presents two broad goals to achieve by 2050:
California has eliminated the use of Priority Pesticides by transitioning to sustainable pest management practices.
Sustainable pest management has been adopted as the de facto pest management system in California.
This may lead you to ask, what is a priority pesticide? The roadmap states that “Priority Pesticides are a subset of
high-risk pesticides, which are defined as active ingredients that are highly hazardous and/or formulations or uses that
pose a likelihood of, or are known to cause, significant or widespread