Consider Beneficial Insects When Making Crop Production Decisions
Learn more about beneficial insects in your crops.
Be
Selective
Use
a more selective insecticide that has reduced impact on the
beneficial insect population allows producers to benefit from both
types of control.
Spray
With Intent
Spraying
insecticide at specific times of day can protect the beneficial
insect population present in the crop and allow the beneficial
insects to do their job controlling damaging insect pests.
Think
About The Cost
Considering
the biological control offered by beneficial insects present in the
crop can avoid costly precautionary insecticide applications.
Economic
Thresholds
Economic
threshold numbers are available for calculating the impact of many
common pests and offer producers a strong indication of when a
financial benefit can be achieved or when the cost of spraying
outweighs the benefit.
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