Integrated Pest Management Schedule for Vegetables - National ...

INTRODUCTIONIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) isa component of the agroecosystemmanagement technology for sustainablecrop production. It is a knowledge intensivesystem and background informationregarding the pest, abiotic and biotic factors,agroecosystem and management tacticsrequired for execution of IPM programmes.List indicating fungal diseases, Bacterialdiseases, viral and phytoplasmal diseasesin vegetable crops are given in Annexure I,Annexure II and Annexure III, respectively.Similarly, details of Fungicides/Insecticidesand Biopesticides, Phermones used inIPM of vegetables are given in AnnexureIV, and Annexure V, respectively. The Firstand foremost tool in IPM programme is todetermine the level of pest population,which is going to cause economic damage.In this context, Economic Threshold Level(ETL) and Economic Injury Level (EIL)are to be followed as index for initiatingeconomically viable control measures.ETL for some vegetable crops is given inAnnexure VI. Need based control strategynot only helps in reducing the pesticideconsumption and environmental abuse,but also helps in maintaining minimumpest population for survival of naturalenemies. Insecticides of plant origin, growthregulators, attractants/ repellants, bioagents,biopesticides, entomopathogenic bacteria,fungi and Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV),besides pheromone traps, sticky traps, andtrap crops can fit well in the IPM. Botanicals,being non-persistent and safe to mammals,possess good promise in pest management.A list of Pesticides/Pesticide Formulationswhich are banned in India is given inAnnexure VII.