Discover how action threshold IPM optimizes pest management, crop yields, and sustainability with advanced monitoring and responsible control strategies in 2025.

Jun 12, 2025 · Threshold concepts in weed science refer to the levels of weed infestation that trigger specific management actions. These concepts include damage thresholds and action thresholds.

Our aims are to explore the scope for generalization of the threshold concept from agricultural production to natural areas, and to provide suggestions for the types of information that might be …

In this paper, we show how a greater focus on the response of native biodiversity assets to control actions may improve management outcomes for long-established weed species.

Knowledge on how to manage weeds and motivation to control them, varies considerably amongst members of the community. Resources for weed control can be limited, particularly for impacts on …

They can be useful for woody weeds and large prickly weeds such as cacti. Machinery is most suitable for flat easily accessed areas away from native vegetation.

Action thresholds may be defined as the weed population at which a grower decides to institute a control tactic, and may be above, below, or at the economic threshold level.