Nourishing the Planet introduces five crop management methods that control pests without using chemical pesticides.
First way, rotating crops helps prevent pests from getting used to the type of plant that is being cultivated.
Second, healthy soil helps protect against pests because an imbalance in plant nutrition increases a harvest’s vulnerability to pests.
Another intercropping is another useful ways to control the pests because different kinds of plants help attract the pests away from the host plant.
The next way is to integrating predatory insects into a farm, because some kinds of good insects can help kill off harmful pests.
Finally, organic pesticides are not only healthier for people and the environment but they allow farmers and producers to make the most out of their resources by turning agricultural outputs into natural pesticides.