AGR 204 Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture (1+1)

INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT

Presentation by
S.Muthumari 2018001062
R.Muthuselvi 2018001064
K.Naga Rajesh Reddy 2018001065
S.Nandhini 2018001066
V.Nandhini 2018001067
Pest
 The term Pest is particularly used for creatures that damage crops,
livestock and forestry, or cause a nuisance to people, especially in
their homes.
 Humans have modified the environment for their own purposes and
are intolerant of other creatures occupying the same space when their
activities impact adversely on human objectives.
 Agricultural and horticultural crops are attacked by a wide variety of
pests, the most important being insects, mites, nematodes and 
gastropod molluscs.
 The damage they do results both from the direct injury they cause to
the plants, and from the indirect consequences of the fungal, bacterial
or viral infections they transmit.
Pest Management

 Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest

control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for
economic control of pests.
 IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level
(EIL).
 The introduction and spread of invasive species can also be managed
with IPM by reducing risks while maximizing benefits and reducing
costs.
 IPM is used in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, human habitations, 
preventive conservation and general pest control, including structural
pest management, turf pest management and ornamental pest
management.
 Components
cultural

Integrated
chemical pest biological
management

physical
Cultural practices
Cultural methods of pest control consists of regular farm operations in such a
way which either destroy the pests or prevent them from causing economic
loss.

 Preparation of nurseries or main fields free from pest infestation by removing

plant debris, trimming of bunds, treating of soil and deep summer ploughing
which kills various stages of pests.
 Proper drainage system in field be adopted.
 Testing of soil for nutrients deficiencies on the basis of which fertilizers
should be applied.
 Selection of clean and certified seeds and treating seeds with fungicide or
biopesticides before sowing for seed borne disease control.
 Selection of seeds of relatively pest resistant/tolerant varieties which play a
significant role in pest suppression.
 Adjustment of time of sowing and harvesting to escape peak season of pest
attack.
Cultural practices
 Rotation of crops with non-host crops. It helps in reduction of incidence of
soil borne diseases.
 Proper plant spacing which makes plants more healthy and less susceptible to
pests.
 Proper weed management. It is well known fact that most of weeds besides
competing with crop for micronutrients also harbour many pests.
 Setting up yellow pan sticky traps for white flies and aphids at far above
canopy height.
 Synchronized sowing.
 Growing trap crops on the borders or peripheries of fields
 Root dip or seedling treatment in pest infested area.
 Inter-cropping or multiple cropping wherever possible.
Cultural practices
 Harvesting as close as to ground level.
 Before planting, nursery plants be sprayed/dipped in copper
fungicide/biopesticide solutions to protect the plants from soil borne
diseases.
 Large pruning wounds should be covered with Bordeaux paste/paint to
protect the plants from pest/disease attack.
 For excellent fruit set, pollinizer cultivars should be planted in required
proportion in the orchards.
 Keeping bee hives or placing flower bouquets of pollinizer cultivars facilitate
better pollination and subsequent fruit set