PEST CONTROL

Physical and Chemical Control Methods

SALVADOR MIEL G. CAETE

BS AGRICULTURE 2 2

Physical Control

Physical Control
Quarantine to restrict materials being moved or

removed from affected area.

Burning the weeds for weed control or smoking for

controlling insects especially for fruit trees.

Use of physical irritants such as statues (scarecrows)

and sound wave for bats and birds.

Use of physical attractants such as light.

Physical Control
Use of physical barriers such as nets, fences, and

borders.
Trapping
Hand-picking could be used to limit an attack when

the first few insects are detected on time.

Physical Control
For a few lanzones trees, judicious scraping of the

bark aids greatly in controlling bark borers.

Rat-proofing deprives rats of food. Coconut trees can

be provided with rat guards by enclosing trunk with

metal collar about 91 cm (3 ft) above the ground.
Bagging, feasible in small farms and home gardens,

to prevent insect, bat, and bird injuries.

Chemical Control

Chemical Control
Pesticides are used as needed for the alleviation of

some particular pest problems, but the compounds

used or dosage applied must, if possible, be
sufficiently selective so that beneficial or nonharmful parasites and predators are left substantially
unharmed.
Pesticides that affect nothing except the target

species are the ultimate goals of pest management.

Chemical Control
Types of chemicals for pest control

Fungicide

Insecticide

An agent that destroys insects

Herbicide

An agent that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth

An agent that is used to destroy or inhibit plant growth

Rodenticide

An agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents