Integrated pest management, which is defined as the selection, integration and implementation of pest control based on predicted economic, ecological and sociological consequences, makes maximum use of naturally occurring control agents, including weather, disease organisms, predators and parasites. In this report on integrated pest management, mainly in the USA, there are sections on the evolution of modern pesticide technology; chemical pesticides: characteristics, uses and limitations; integrated pest management: definition, features and scope; the control techniques of integrated pest management; status and prospects of integrated pest management in agriculture; status and prospects of integrated pest management in forests, rangelands and rights-of-way; status and prospects of integrated pest management in urban areas; status and prospects of integrated management of pests affecting human health; status and prospects of integrated management of wildlife pests; constraints and limitations; the current federal role; and policy initiatives.