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What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Components

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 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) IPM:  IPM is a broad ecological approach that minimizes pest population below ETL through utilizing most of or all the suitable techniques like cultural, physical, mechanical, biological & chemical methods in a compatible manner. Components of IPM or common methods of pest management: 1. Cultural methods: (it includes certain cultural practices […]

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What is Parasite, parasitism, parasitoids and types of Parasitism in insects?

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What is Parasite, parasitism, parasitoids, and types of Parasitism  in insects? Parasite: A parasite is an organism that is usually much smaller than its host and a single individual usually doesn’t kill the host. Parasite may complete their entire life cycle (eg. Lice) or may involve several host species. Or Parasite is one, which attaches […]

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