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BIOPESTICIDES--NEEM
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is estimated that one third of the world agricultural production is
destroyed by 20,000 species of field and storage pests.The
synthetic pesticides are widely used now due to their effectiveness,
relatively long shelf life,ease with which they can be
transported, stored and sprayed.However ,they cause serious problems.
The First problem is toxicity. It is estimated that three million
cases of pesticide poisining each year, 20,000 of
which prove fatal. Pollution of soil, water and air ,
health hazards to human beings,live stock and in fact pollution
of the environment is the second major probelm.Development of
pest resistance and resurgence, necessitating to use larger and
repeated dose,escalating the cost to farmers and environmental
hazards is the third biggest problem. Thus alternative low-cost pest and disease control, environmental friendly options are urgently needed. Plant materials which have selective toxicity towards pests (often called botanical pesticides) which could be harvested,suitably standardised and formulated is the need of the hour. In fact till recently farmers of Indian and Asian countries were well acquainted with these botanical pesticides, although they lost touch with 
traditional
methods with invasion of the synthetic pesticides .These
botanical pesticides largely remain unknown to the western farmer.
1.Annona
squamosa (seeds,leaves) Botanical pestcides do not produce knock down effect on insects. The insect population get reduced after spraying. Good results will be obtained if botanical pesticide is sprayed as prophylactic agents.
An
estimated 80% of the medicaments in developing countries are derived
from plants. |
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