Question

What is IPM ? Give an example of bioinsecticide and bioherbicide and how do they help in pest control.

Answer 1

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). Bio-insecticides are organic formulations recommended for the management of insects that feed on crops. They contain live bacteria that produce toxins which cause stomach poison in the insects and kill them. Bioherbicides like fungi are biologically based control agents useful for biological weed control. Bioherbicides is used for target weeds.