Integrated pest management practices in organic framing: a case study of Chandragiri municipality Thankot

Abstract

An Integrated Pest Management practice in organic framing (a case study of Chandragiri municipality ward no.-3, Thankot) is a representative vision of the reality. Objective of the research is to study about social culture and economic Background of farmers, to analyze the knowledge of Integrated Pest Management in organic farming and to analyze the contribution of Integrated Pest Management in production, income and employments generation. Descriptive and exploratory research design was used in this research. Both qualitative and quantitative data has collected in this study. Out of total 1040 household in Chandragiri Municipality Ward No. 3 (Matikhel area) of Thankot, 140 have taken on the basis of simple random sampling method. Under simple random sampling method lottery system has used for the selection of the sample. In this study both the farmers following organic farming and nonorganic farming farmers has included.Household Survey and Key Informants Interview was the main tools ofdata collection. Integrated Pest Management practice suggests to dig a little bit deeper than normal, organic pesticide should be used which don't harm friendly insects. It urges to use net for bad insects. Pest control procedures and farming may be categorized under different headings such as cultural, biological, chemical etc. However, there is now a strong tendency to use two or more approaches together in a system of integrated control and is called as “Integrated Pest Management”. Integrated Pest Management blending of two or more control measures in order to control pests below economic injury level. Pesticides due to its high toxicity adversely affect the balance between pest and their natural enemies like predators and parasitoids on many crops; including food, vegetable etc. An avoidance of pesticide during the main period of predator activity is desirable but in vegetable the periods of the activities of the major pests and their predators get synchronized at different density levels. Indigenous knowledge should be promoted in organic pesticide. The concept of pest management depends on the population dynamics of the pest and the level of the damage caused by them. The use of pesticides for plant protection has steadily increased. Increasing demands for chemical pesticides resulted in private dealerships selling and distributing pesticides throughout the country. Integrated Pest Management in the context of biological knowledge, to achieve a satisfactory reduction or maintenance of pest population below the damage threshold, it should be appreciated that the decisions whether or not to apply control measures are usually required before pest populations reach the damage threshold. Income However, care should be taken not to overdose on pesticides because these can lead to a high residue level of toxic substances in the vegetable. Pest that commonly attack the crops includes grasshopper mites, thrips, jassids, moth, beetles and defoliating caterpillars. The presence of pesticide residues in food commodities has always a matter of serious concern. The level of pesticide residue in foodstuffs are generally legislated so as to minimize or unnecessary intake of pesticides. Labour can be minimize with the use of Integrated Pest Management due to good soil. There is possibility of more production due to better soil management.