Sustainable Techniques to Manage Agricultural Pests
IPM includes biological, cultural, mechanical, and chemical management practices to sustainably control pests and protect crops.
Introducing beneficial insects like lacewings to eat harmful pests, or using parasitic wasps which feed on pests.
Biological measures
Cultural measures
Follow crop rotation to disrupt pest life cycles. Keep the fields clean of plant debris that might harbour pests.
Mechanical measures
Use sticky traps to monitor and control pest levels. Follow mulching to suppress weeds and create poor conditions for pests.
Chemical measures
Green label chemical pesticides are used to control pest infestation to keep their population below economic injury level
.
To learn more about farming, click the link below to visit
Kisan Vedika
. Get valuable information for your agriculture journey!
Learn More