Pesticides alternative strategy for Reduction of Insect (At establishment various insect pests can cause damage to seedlings and growing trees and require a chemcial control)
Subject Keywords
Pesticides, Chemicals
Sponsors
Description
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Code
Effective date
Review year
Alternative Strategy
There seems to be a relationship between phosphate levels in soils and insect pests whereby phosphate deficient soils often have problems with insect attack on trees whereas phospoate rich soils seem to hardly ever need treating. By factoring this into site selection or soil fertilisation stragies it seems possible to forgoe chemcial intervention for insect attack. Although the correlation noticed is 100% this has not been properly verrified with trial work.
Alternative Type
Ongoing research
Pest Type
Insect
Alternative Trial
Yes
Coverage Country
Australia
Method
Reduction