Study of Plant Materials in Pest Management Programs

Description

Plants have evolved for over 400 million years and to defend themselves from insect attack they have developed protection mechanisms such as repellents and even insecticidal effects. There is no doubt botanical insecticides are an interesting alternative to insect pest control, and on the other hand only a few of the more than 250,000 plant species on our planet have been properly evaluated for this purpose. This means the potential for the future may be huge. In fact, plants have shown excellent results and there already are commercial products in the market made from it. But one should not think success is at hand and botanical insecticides will replace all synthetic products. They are only alternatives that may be used in Integrated Pest Management programs and they should be used together with other available control measures. This book “Study of Plant Materials in Pest Management Programs” examined every aspect in details related to plants having pesticides, their mode of action, procedure for preparation and their safety to non-target organisms. This reference book is helpful for every of its users.