IPM Score Calculator

Integrated Pest Management scores your program across five pillars — prevention, monitoring, identification, control, and evaluation — each rated 1 to 5, then summed into a single total out of 25 and converted to a percentage. That percentage drives a plain-language rating: 80% and up reads as Excellent, 60-79% as Good, 40-59% as Fair, and anything below 40% as Needs Improvement, with a matching count of priority improvements to flag how much attention the program still needs. The five pillars mirror the standard IPM framework used by pest management professionals and extension services: prevention covers sanitation and exclusion work done before pests ever show up, monitoring is inspection frequency and trap data, identification is the ability to correctly name what you're dealing with (misidentifying a pest wastes treatment dollars on the wrong control method), control favors least-toxic, targeted interventions over blanket spraying, and evaluation closes the loop by checking whether treatments actually worked.

Because the calculator is a self-assessment, it's only as honest as the numbers you enter — there's no independent verification behind a "5" in any category, so scoring generously across the board will always overstate program maturity. It's most useful as a snapshot for spotting the weakest link rather than a certification: the chart breaking down all five scores side by side makes clear which pillar needs the next round of investment, since a program's overall total can look "Good" while one pillar is badly neglected and quietly driving most of the pest pressure.