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This chapter contains a compendium of pest management practices for food crops other than rice, mainly vegetable crops (soyabeans, cabbage, shallots/onions, chillies, aubergine, beans, and tomato), in South-east Asia, specifically Indonesia. Field research and demonstration projects for most of these crops have shown that substantial reductions of pesticide applications are possible without jeopardizing yields. Results are summarized from field tests conducted in the mid-1990s in west Java, central Java and Sumatra, applying IPM principles with specific recommendations for each crop, and with broad applicability throughout the country. Given the potential reductions in pesticide applications, associated environmental and human health benefits justify a policy commitment to expand IPM training to areas where these crops are concentrated. Some of the IPM tactics that could have a major impact if adopted on a wide area are listed. One constraint is that information about tactics found useful in one area is often not transferred to another. Participatory field studies with farmers will be the most appropriate way to determine whether the various tactics are applicable for specific locations and socio-economic settings.