How to adopt IPM

How to adopt IPM-Part II

1.      To manage pests with minimum use of chemical pesticides.

2.      Maintain pest population below ETL.

3.      Central and states must have a well elaborated IPM policy.

4.      IPM is a multidisciplinary approach used in coordinated manner. 

5.      Tolerate the loss of pests upto ETL to maintain balance in agro ecosystem.

6.      Promote non chemical practices on priority basis.

7.      Use chemical pesticides as last resort based on absolute need.

8.      Conserve bio-control agents found existing in agro-ecosystem regulating the pest population.

9.      Promote bio-pesticides instead of chemical pesticides.

10.  Observe field regularly and analyse the need of crop field.

11.  Avoid indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides.

12.  Food safety, farmers safety, environment safety, trade safety may also be ensured simultaneously while doing IPM.

13.  All the agronomic and cultural practices from sowing to harvest are important for implementation of IPM approach.  These cultural and agronomical practices must be  made accountable while doing  IPM.

14.  Pesticides have proved boon in early stages of their use but become curse  due to their misuse.  It is not that pesticides have failed but it is we who failed them by way of using with non recommended ways and means. We must use them as per the recommendation given by CIB&RC as per five basic principles i.e. right pesticide, on right crop, at right time, against right pests,  with right dose with right method.