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Asked by: Angelina Klausmeyer
business and finance environmental services industryWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of cultural pest control?
Simplicity and low cost are the primary advantages of cultural control tactics, and disadvantages are few as long as these tactics are compatible with a farmer's other management objectives (high yields, mechanization, etc.).
Also to know is, what are the advantages and disadvantages of biological control method?
Let's Recap:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Specific to a particular pest | Can sometimes fail in its specificity |
| Self-sustaining system | It's a slow process |
| Cheap after startup | Expensive at startup |
| It works most of the time | Doesn't completely destroy a pest |
- Keeps diseases out. Most of the pest that keeps roaming about in our house carries diseases that can be easily transmittable to humans and animals (if you have any pets).
- Reduces health risks.
- Reduce allergies and itching.
- Better sleep.
- Long-term health relief.
- Over to you.
Similarly, it is asked, what are cultural methods of pest control?
Examples of cultural pest management methods include:
- Mechanical tilling or plowing.
- Hand pulling of the weed with all its roots.
- Grazing sheep on leafy spurge to damage the leaves and stems and stop seed production.
- Controlled burning a weed infested area to clear it for seeding of desirable plants.
Biological control is the beneficial action of parasites, pathogens, and predators in managing pests and their damage. Biocontrol provided by these living organisms, collectively called “natural enemies,” is especially important for reducing the numbers of pest insects and mites.