Factors Influencing the Adoption of Biological Control of Rice stem borer (Chilo Suppressalis) in Talesh Region, Iran

Among the agricultural crops, rice has had the largest share in pesticide use. Most of the croplosses are caused by the attack of Chilo suppressalis. The purpose of this study was toexamine effective factors on adoption of biological control by farmers in Talesh region ofIran. A survey study was conducted using a stratified random sampling to collect data fromfarmers in the selected rural areas of Talesh. The sample population was 184 farmers. In thisstudy, results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups ofadopters and non-adopters of biological control regarding variables of number of domesticanimals, number of plows, farm workers and kinds of fertilizers in rice field. But, there wereno significant relationship between other variables and adoption of biological control of ricestem borer Chilo suppressalis