Integrated pest management and biopesticides

Biopesticides and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have come up in a number of our recent conversations, so in this episode we step back and unpack what they really mean in practice.We explore what IPM is, how biopesticides fit into these systems, and then focus on a real-world example—the New Zealand kiwifruit industry’s KiwiGreen programme, widely recognised as a global leader in IPM.From the origins of KiwiGreen through to managing key pests and diseases like scale, leafrollers, and PSA, this episode highlights how combining cultural practices, selective chemistry, and biopesticides can deliver effective, low-residue crop protection systems at scale.