Welcome to the TIPMF web site.

Insect and plant pests have shared man's world since the beginning of time. Today, some of these pests pose serious health considerations, while others inflict economic hardship, spread disease or inflict pain upon their host.

IPM technology is based upon sound science, and incorporates the use of a variety of tools to help rural and urban Texans combat pests in the most efficient, economically feasible and environmentally friendly manner possible. IPM includes the early detection of a pest problem, assessment of the severity of the problem, and selection of the necessary and proper tool or combination of tools, including chemical, biological, and cultural mechanisms to combat unwanted pest populations.

Texas is the only state in the nation that maintains a proactive, public-private partnership to promote IPM program implementation in agriculture. It is now recognized that the same program guides that have been so successful on the farm, can also be successful in urban areas...in yards and playgrouds, in buildings and in public schools and childcare facilities.

The Texas IPM Foundation was founded as a nonprofit organization to encourage and further the implementation of the principles and technologies of integrated pest management. Recognizing the importance of IPM education as a means to achieve these goals, the Foundation works with cooperators to fund programs for research, demonstration, and education to promote the use of IPM in urban and rural Texas.

The Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Pest Management Association are but a few of the many public and private cooperators working with TIPMF to promote the use of IPM program guides across the state. Together we can help provide a cleaner, healthier environment for tomorrow's generations. Please feel free to browse our site for more information about our organization, integrated pest management, and our many program efforts.