insect pest management

If insect pests attack the plant by cutting and destroying the root an insecticide like chloropyrophos is mixed in the soil to control it. If insect pests attack the plant by cutting the stem and leaves and it is a boring type of insect, it can be c..

Integrated pest management (IPM) refers to techniques of managing the pest by making use of cultural, chemical and biological methods in the form of integrated module (specific to each crop and each situation..

Integrated pest management (IPM) refers to techniques of managing the pest by making use of cultural, chemical and biological methods in the form of integrated module (specific to each crop and each situation). IPM techniques include a mix of all available cu..

Many kinds of insect pests destroy forests by eating the shoots and spreading disease..

Crops of a particular species are more prone to a particular type of pest (weed, insects, diseases) infestation. When different types of crops are grown together chances of pest infestations are reduced or diluted. Due to increasing needs and reducing available land r..

The growth and yield of food crops are also seriously damaged by various insects. Each insect attacks the crop in its own style and damage the crop to complete its own life cycle. The insects attack almost all parts of crop and the damage may be direct loss of economic..

Many diseases and pests of plants / animals follow a particular rhythm because of specific response of causal organism to a set of environmental conditions. Hence, disease / pest is more likely to attack a plant/animal if the environmental situations are favourable. These are c..

Pesticides are a class of synthetic chemicals used to control the pests of crops. Pests can be an insect, disease or weed or sometimes non - insect pest like rats. Various chemicals used to control the pests can cause large scale pollution..

Certain preventive measures can be adopted to protect crops from weeds, insects, mites, rodents and fungi. They are: Use of resistant varieties Optimum time of sowing the crops Crop rotation and cropping system Clean cultivation Summer ploughing Rabi crops are more susceptible to ins..

a) Local species diversity is directly related to the efficiency with which the predators prevent the monopolization of an environmental area by any species. b) Predation keeps the prey population under check, so as to maintain an ecological balance. c) Weak and less efficient members in the prey ..