Insectigation as an Approach to Insecticide Application

The burgeoning human population requires raising food production and in order to meet the requirements, factors affecting yields viz. insects, pathogens, nematodes are necessary be managed. Though conventional methods of crop protection chemicals application is major practice, knowledge awareness novel play a role combating target pest effectively one such method insecticides through drip irrigation system, termed as insectigation. This predominantly used control sucking pests, soil residing insects different stages viz, egg, larvae, pupae adult that for development. approach seems more advantageous over traditional spraying enabling plants absorb water insecticide at same period time along with drift reduction, decrease residues curbing exposure insecticides. existing system needs certain extra paraphernalia chemical mix tank, an injection most importantly, back-flow prevention device check ground pollution. In nutshell, insectigation offers wide range benefits other pesticide mitigate insect below threshold levels.