Global Integrated Pest Management Web Resource Directory

DIR provides a structured directory linking to thousands of worldwide Integrated Pest Management information sites. The Consortium for International Crop Protection and Oregon State University's Integrated Plant Protection Center jointly developed this web-based retrieval system, which began offering a search engine in December 1996.

Use Cases

• Search for IPM resources on specific crops using the 'Select a Crop' index.
• Find organizations and specialists via the 'Website Gateway' with descriptions and hyperlinks.
• Locate information on control tactics and pests through the 'General Index of DIR' covering various topics.
• Access region-specific IPM resources using the structured regional directories.

Strengths

• Links to thousands of IPM information sites worldwide.
• Offers four indexing approaches: General Index, Search Engine, Crop Selector, and Website Gateway.
• Provides a unified access point for IPM information scattered across hundreds of sites.

Limitations

• No specific row count or data volume metrics are provided.
• The underlying data structure and specific columns are unknown.
• The platform's current operational status and update frequency are unclear.

Provenance

Source

Consortium for International Crop Protection (CICP) and Integrated Plant Protection Center (IPPC) at Oregon State University.

Collection Method

Compilation and indexing of web resources accessible through the Internet.

Time Range

Search engine operational from December 9, 1996; ongoing revisions.

Freshness

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Geography

Worldwide.