Organic Insect and Disease

Management

Assist. Prof. Jittra Piapukiew

 Organic pest control

Organic pest control requires a thorough

understanding of pest life cycles and
interaction.
 Organic pest control techniques

1. Allowing for an acceptable level of pest damage

 Organic pest control techniques

2. Encouraging predatory beneficial insects to flourish and eat pests

Organic pest control techniques

3. Encouraging beneficial microorganisms

Organic pest control techniques
. Careful plant selection, choosing disease-
resistant varieties
Organic pest control techniques

. Planting companion crops that discourage or

divert pests
Organic pest control techniques
. Using row covers to protect crop plants during
pest migration periods