The first requirement of a breeding programme is the need and potential for plant resistance to insects within the pest management and cropping system. This will determine the type and level of resistance required, which in turn, will depend upon the pest biology and the production and commercial requirements for the crop. For example, if […]
Breeding Programme for Plant Resistance to Insects | Pest Management
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Biorational Approaches of Pest Control | Agriculture
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In view of the adverse effects of synthetic organic pesticides on non-target organisms and the environment, efforts have been made during the last three decades to develop safer and more selective pesticides. Accordingly, many conventional pesticides have been replaced by low-risk or ‘biorational pesticides’ which have been defined as those chemicals that affect the growth, […]
Strategies for Exploitation of Pheromones | Pest Management
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The discovery, isolation and chemical identification of sex pheromone (bombycol) of the silk worm, Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) in 1959, provided impetus for the exploitation of pheromones in pest management. Upto 1970s, pheromones and pheromone mimics for more than 200 insects were known and by the end of 1980s the number rose to over 2000. Some […]