Control Of Pests Done On Trees
Insects that are harmful to both crops and animals are the pests. They take away all the nutrients of the plants and eventually make the plants weak. Pest infestation in some areas is prone. The produce gotten from these areas is not up to standard hence great losses are incurred. This causes great rejection in the market since the produce do not meet the specifications of the customers. Methods of pest control are either chemical or biological methods. Various pests that are prone to different areas are being researched on by the research institutions that have been put up. In order for the research institutions to estimate the number of pests in given areas they have to do very keen analysis that normally take a long period of time. The great experience possessed by the trained people who are employed by these institutions help in the identification and dealing with the pests.
Pests are eradicated from tree plantations by use of other animals that feed on these small pests in biological control. Since this method is environmental friendly the air is not polluted. Adaptation to the environment in the plantation and the ability to feed on the pest is what is required of these animals. These animals have to be properly selected so that the aim of eradicating pests is met.
If biological method of eradication of pests in the tree plantation is not effective, you can go ahead and use the chemical method. Different types of pests have specific chemicals that are manufactured to help in pest eradication. The type of pest that you are eradicating has to be considered since each chemical has a specific pest that they eradicate. These chemicals have to be used in the right proportions in order to achieve best results. The instructions on how best to use the chemicals is always given in the container of the chemical by the manufacturer.
The chemicals used for the eradication of pests in tree plantations have an advantage of fast action as compared to the biological method. Despite this advantage they also have a couple of disadvantages. Air pollution is caused by these chemicals due to the production of fumes hence these chemicals are not environmentally friendly. These chemicals can cause the people who handle them to have poisoning and burns if they do not safely handle the chemicals. For this reason, those people who handle the chemicals have to be well trained and should be very cautious. The high cost of these chemicals causes many people to fail to acquire them. The purchase of generic chemicals causes the results to be very unappealing. In tree plantations pest control is very crucial hence key interest has to be put in this sector.