A Promising Sustainable Pest Management Technology: Microbial Bio-Control Agent
Utpal Dey *
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sepahijala, CAU (I), Tripura, India.
Shatabhisa Sarkar
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sepahijala, CAU (I), Tripura, India.
Meenakshi Malik
ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India.
Mukesh Sehgal
ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India.
Pijush Debbarma
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sepahijala, CAU (I), Tripura, India.
Subhash Chander
ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Microbial bio-control agents play an important role in integrated pest management in modern agriculture for managing pests without affecting environment and humans. Recently, microbial bio-control agents are gaining more attention as they are easy to use, safe and an alternative eco-friendly approach of hazardous pesticide chemicals. Biological control agents are ecologically sustainable and effective crop protection approach in agriculture and horticultural crops including organic systems. Predator, parasitism or other natural mechanism can be use to reduce the pest such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases.
Keywords: Crop protection, microbial bio-control agents, natural mechanism, parasitism