Insect Pest Control on Potatoes
R. G. McKinlay
Abstract
R. G. McKinlay
Abstract
The international importance of the potato crop needs no stressing and its protection from insect pests is correspondingly important. This article reviews the wide variety of control methods currently in use. In present circumstances integrated pest control methods are desirable on environmental grounds, but in practice the careful monitoring required makes this difficult for the individual grower.
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The international importance of the potato crop needs no stressing and its protection from insect pests is correspondingly important. This article reviews the wide variety of control methods currently in use. In present circumstances integrated pest control methods are desirable on environmental grounds, but in practice the careful monitoring required makes this difficult for the individual grower.
Key concepts: Variety (cybernetics), PEST analysis, Pest control, Insect pest, Integrated pest management, Crop protection, Agroforestry, Biotechnology