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Discuss physical methods of pest control in agricultural farms.

      

Discuss physical methods of pest control in agricultural farms.

  

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Jim
-Barriers and adhehesives prevent migration of pests. Trees are banded with barrier like tar to exclude insects like ants.
-Traps like sticky papers, beer baited jar traps for cockroaches
-Use of lethal temperatures to break the life cycle of the pest.
-Hand picking was the oldest method of physical method of pest control e.g
-Destruction of egg masses and removal by a stream of hot water.
-Use of tarred paper that is dragged on the crop to crash the pest or the pest stick on paper Papillio caterpillar.
-Asphyxiation where the insect is deprived of oxygen in hermetic storage e.g Cyprus bins, hermetic bags
-Sound will attract or repel the insect or jam insect communication system.
-Moisture and relative humidity can be manipulated to control insects especially in storage i.e dry grain and low moisture content.
-Use of electrical magnetic energy. Ultra violet light traps which lowers the pest population e.g. aphids show response to certain wavelength e.g yellow colours.
-Ionizing radiation can be used sterilize the insects
-Use of cold storage of potatoe to reduce development of insect pest through reduction of metabolic rate.
-Dehydrate the insect by application of diatomaceous earth, fine silica gel.


jim items answered the question on March 11, 2019 at 15:57


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