Abstract:The concept, basic assumption and application range of system approach for pest management are discribed. Based on an analysis of components and their interaction of a croppest ecosystem, it is concluded that system approach is suitable to solve the problem of pest management. The history in this area is briefly reviewed. A survey for application of system analysisnd simulation model in folowing ecosystem both in China and oversea is presented. The ecosystems include corn plant and Ostrinia furnacalis, O. nubilalis Agrotis ypsilon, Banks grass mite; wheat plant and Sitobion avenae, Metopolophium dirhodum, Oulema melanopus, Mythimna separata; Cotton plant, boll and Heliothis zea, H. virescens, Anthonomus grandis, platyedra gossypiella, Lygus hesperus, Bemisia tabaci.