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Chemical Control
Utilizes synthetic chemicals or pesticides to kill or inhibit pests, applied only when needed and in an environmentally responsible manner.
Botanical Insecticides
Pesticides derived from plants, which often break down quickly in the environment and may pose fewer risks than synthetic chemicals.
Trap Cropping
Planting a sacrificial crop to attract pests away from the main crop, effectively reducing damage to the target crop.
Sanitation
The practice of removing plant debris and waste that may harbor pests, thus reducing the potential for infestation in subsequent crops.
Water Management
Controlling irrigation and moisture levels to create less favorable conditions for pests, while ensuring optimal growth for crops.
Regulatory Control
Governmental policies and regulations designed to prevent the introduction or spread of pests via quarantine and trade restrictions.
Cover Cropping
Planting crops that cover the soil to improve soil health and fertility, which can indirectly reduce pest populations and pressure.
Insect Growth Regulators
Chemical substances that interfere with the growth and development of insect pests, acting as an alternative to conventional pesticides.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
A holistic approach combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.
Genetic Control
The use of pest-resistant crop varieties and genetically modified organisms to reduce the impact of pests.
Feromone Traps
Traps that use synthetic copies of the natural chemicals insects use to communicate in order to monitor or control pest populations.
Row Covers
Physical barriers made from transparent or semi-transparent materials that protect crops from pests while letting light, water, and air in.
Nematode Management
Controlling parasitic nematodes through crop rotation, resistant varieties, biological control, and chemical nematicides.
Agroecological Approaches
Strategies that integrate the principles of ecology in agricultural production, including biodiversity to provide ecological pest control.
Soil Solarization
A non-chemical method using solar energy to increase soil temperature to levels that are lethal to soil-borne pests and pathogens.
Soil Fumigation
The use of gaseous chemicals to sterilize soil and eliminate pests before planting, used especially for high-value crops.
Conservation Biological Control
Enhancing the natural environment to support the predators and parasites that attack pest species.
Pesticide Resistance Management
Strategies to reduce the evolution of resistance by rotating pesticides with different modes of action and reducing usage.
Biorational Pesticides
Pesticides which are not only derived from natural sources but also are used in a way that is consistent with the principles of IPM.
Companion Planting
Growing certain plants together to deter pests through natural chemicals, deterrent planting patterns, or by attracting beneficial insects.
Biological Control
The use of living organisms such as predators, parasites, or pathogens to control pest populations.
Precision Agriculture
Utilizing technologies like GPS, drones, and sensors to monitor and respond to variability within fields for targeted pest control.
Cultural Control
Involves modifying farming practices such as crop rotation, planting times, and sanitation to reduce pest habitat and food sources.
Physical/Mechanical Control
Use of physical means like traps, barriers, mulches, or manual removal to control pests.
Push-Pull Strategy
Combines trap cropping ('pull') and repellent companion plants ('push') to enhance pest control and promote beneficial insects.
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