Modern
approaches to pest control involve integrated
pest management (IPM), an
ecosystem approach to pest management that integrates a variety of techniques
that include:
- the use of natural enemies of pests, including parasites, diseases, and predators (biological control);
- the planting of a greater diversity of crops to reduce the chance that pests will find a host plant;
- no-till or low-till agriculture, which helps natural enemies of some pests to build up in the soil; and
- the application of a set of highly specific chemicals,
- the development of genetically resistant stock.
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