Proper record keeping in IPM includes...

• A. Tracking Weather Data
• B. Logging Crop Yields
• C. Tracking Sticky Card Counts and Treatments
• D. Recording Supplier Invoices

Answer: (C)

In IPM, the most useful records are those that show what pests are present and what actions were taken to manage them. Keeping a log of sticky card counts captures how pest pressure changes over time, while recording the treatments applied ties those observations to management decisions. This combination lets you see whether pest levels respond to a treatment, evaluate whether thresholds were appropriate, and adjust future actions accordingly. It also creates a traceable history for assessing product performance and resistance risk, and for planning future monitoring and interventions.

Weather data can influence pest dynamics, but it isn’t the direct record of monitoring and actions; crop yields reflect production outcomes rather than IPM decisions; supplier invoices document costs, not pest management results. So the essential IPM records are the counts from monitoring tools and the treatments you apply.