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Keywords: Dependency on synthetic pesticides, pesticide usage and rice production in Indonesia, pesticide subsidies for rice in Indonesia, the emergence of environmentalism and IPM, insecticide use estimates on maize, cotton, soybeans and wheat in the USA, role of IPM in plant and animal production, IPM in rice in Asia, biotechnology and its role in pest and disease management, biological control within IPM context, inundative release of natural enemies, improved pesticide application technology, physical methods of pest management, new pesticides, attract and kill, new technology options, identifying insect pests and diseases, incorporating resistance to diseases and insect pests, controlling pests and diseases, reverse genetics: power and limitations, future directions, information technology