A | B |
IPM (Intergrated Pest Management | Using a combination of factors to control pests with the least envrironmental impact |
Biological Control | Using natural enemies to control pests |
BT (Bacillus Thuringiensiss) | Example of Biological Control |
Lady Bugs eating aphids | Another example of biological control |
Cultural Control | Crop Rotation, Choosing Resistant Varieties, choosing planting date, adjusting harvest date |
Crop Rotation | Changing crops each time a growing area is planted |
Delay planting | Wait to plant until after insect or pest has hatched |
Mechanical or physical control | Screens, traps, radiation, tillage |
Chemical Control | Use of pheromones, juvenile hormones, and pesticides |
Pheromone traps | using Natural chemicals (pheromones) to attract insects and disrupt life cycle |