Bio Pesticides

Biopesticides are safe crop protection products based on micro-organisms, plant extracts and other natural compounds and have a range of attractive properties for integrated pest management (IPM).

MODE OF ACTION:

Kills insects when ingested. Insect’s feeding behavior is disrupted thus it starves and dies. They kill their target organisms by entering natural body openings or by penetrating the insect cuticle directly.

ADVANTAGES:-

In addition to controlling pests and diseases, they produce little toxic residue, and are of minimal risk to human health.
Many biopesticides have a zero or low re-entry and handling interval.
Some microbial biopesticides can reproduce on or near to the target pest / disease, giving some self-perpetuating control.
As alternatives to conventional chemical pesticides, they can help reduce the selection pressure for the evolution of pesticide resistance in pest populations.
The risk of pests and disease developing resistance to biopesticides is often considered to be low.
They often have good compatibility both with biological pest control agents (natural enemies) and conventional chemical pesticides, so can be readily incorporated into IPM programmes.
They can also be useful as a second line of defence or supplementary treatment.