Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts

Nov 22, 2010

ECOLOGICAL PEST MANAGEMENT

In organic farming systems pest control strategies are largely preventive, rather than reactive. Organic farming is not single method but rather a variety of techniques which are aimed at reducing costs, preserving the environment and protective human health by eliminating the toxic farm chemicals. Pest-insect, diseases causing pathogens, weeds and nematodes are estimated to cause an annual loss of about 33-35 percent of potential food production world wide.