15 Dec Neem biopesticides: well suited for integrated pest management
नीम के बायोपेस्टीसाइड: एकीकृत कीट प्रबंधन के लिए उपयुक्त जैव कीटनाशक Continuous and excessive use of chemical pesticides over a period of time has resulted in serious problems such as development of insect resistance, insecticide-induced resurgence of insect-pests, toxicity to non-target organisms and also to human beings. Now there is an urgent need to evolve an alternate coherent pest management programme, which is effective and environment friendly. It would be appropriate to identify chemicals, which render crop plants unattractive or unpalatable for feeding by insect-pests, and at the same time are fully biodegradable. Several plant products possess the property of making crop foliage unattractive for feeding, and hence, form an important component of...