Annex 8D Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Published 29 June 2023
Applies to England
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Integrated pest management (IPM) emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms.
The following options can form part of an IPM approach to prevent the establishment of pests, weeds and diseases. If successful, appropriate and within proximity of cropped areas, these may limit the need for the use of Plant Protection Products and enhance wildlife and biodiversity on your holding. More information on IPM can be found at and
| Code | Option Name | Option Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| AB1 | Nectar flower mix | 拢579/丑补 |
| AB2 | Basic overwinter stubble | 拢58/丑补 |
| AB3 | Beetle banks | 拢636 |
| AB6 | Enhanced overwinter stubble | 拢493/丑补 |
| AB7 | Whole crop cereals | 拢554/丑补 |
| AB8 | Flower-rich margins and plots | 拢628/丑补 |
| AB9 | Winter bird food | 拢640/丑补 |
| AB10 | Unharvested cereal headland | 拢640/丑补 |
| AB11 | Cultivated areas for arable plants | 拢544/丑补 |
| AB14 | Harvested low input cereal | 拢236/丑补 |
| AB15 | Two year sown legume fallow | 拢569/丑补 |
| AB16 | Autumn sown bumblebird mix | 拢608/丑补 |
| BE1 | Protection of in-field trees on arable land | 拢475/丑补 |
| BE2 | Protection of in-field trees on intensive grassland | 拢260/丑补 |
| BE3 | Management of hedgerows | 拢9/100m for 1 side of a hedge |
| BN11 | Planting new hedges | 拢11.60/尘 |
| FM2 | Major preparatory works for priority habitats (creation and restoration) and priority species | 听 |
| GS1 | Take field corners out of management | 拢333/丑补 |
| GS2 | Permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) | 拢132/丑补 |
| GS4 | Legume and herb-rich swards | 拢358/丑补 |
| GS5 | Permanent grassland with very low inputs in SDAs | 拢71/丑补 |
| GS6 | Management of species-rich grassland | 拢182/丑补 |
| GS7 | Restoration towards species-rich grassland | 拢205/丑补 |
| GS8 | Creation of species-rich grassland | 拢374/丑补 |
| GS13 | Management of grassland for target features | 拢131/丑补 |
| GS14 | Creation of grassland for target features | 拢372/丑补 |
| OP2 | Wild bird seed mixture | 拢640/丑补 |
| OP4 | Multi species ley | 拢115/丑补 |
| OP5 | Undersown cereal | 拢233/丑补 |
| OR1 | Organic conversion 鈥� improved permanent grassland | 拢150/丑补 |
| OR2 | Organic conversion 鈥� unimproved permanent grassland | 拢76/丑补 |
| OR3 | Organic conversion 鈥� rotational land | 拢256/丑补 |
| OR4 | Organic conversion 鈥� horticulture | 拢602/丑补 |
| OR5 | Organic conversion 鈥� top fruit | 拢960/丑补 |
| OT1 | Organic land management 鈥� improved permanent grassland | 拢20/丑补 |
| OT2 | Organic land management 鈥� unimproved permanent grassland | 拢31/丑补 |
| OT3 | Organic land management 鈥� rotational land | 拢109/丑补 |
| OT4 | Organic land management 鈥� horticulture | 拢380/丑补 |
| OT5 | Organic land management 鈥� top fruit | 拢960/丑补 |
| OT6 | Organic land management 鈥� enclosed rough grazing | 拢48/丑补 |
| SB1 | Scrub control and felling diseased trees | Variable |
| SB5 | Mechanical bracken control | 拢169/丑补 |
| SP3 | Bracken control supplement | 拢175/丑补 |
| SW1 | 4-6m buffer strip on cultivated land | 拢419/丑补 |
| SW2 | 4-6m buffer strip on intensive grassland | 拢213/丑补 |
| SW3 | In-field grass strips | 拢624/丑补 |
| SW4 | 12-24m watercourse or nitrogen sensitive terrestrial habitat buffer strip on cultivated land | 拢578/丑补 |
| SW5 | Enhanced management of maize | 拢159/丑补 |
| SW6 | Winter cover crops | 拢124/丑补 |
| SW11 | Riparian management strip | 拢480/丑补 |
| TE4 | Supply and plant tree | 拢1.28/迟谤别别 |
| TE13 | Creation of dead wood habitat on trees | 拢175/迟谤别别 |
| WB1 | Small wildlife box | 拢28.50/产辞虫 |
| WB2 | Medium wildlife box | 拢39/产辞虫 |
| WB3 | Large wildlife box | 拢100/产辞虫 |
| WD2 | Woodland improvement | 拢100/丑补 |
| WD3 | Woodland edges on arable land | 拢376/丑补 |
| WD7 | Management of successional areas and scrub | 拢83/丑补 |
| WD8 | Creation of successional areas and scrub | 拢128/丑补 |
| WT1 | Buffering in-field ponds and ditches in improved grassland | 拢275/丑补 |
| WT2 | Buffering in-field ponds and ditches on arable land | 拢563/丑补 |
| WT3 | Management of ditches of high environmental value *5 for the management of both sides of the ditch | 拢42/100m *5 |