Author Question: What are the three main cultural methods of pest control? What will be an ideal ... (Read 73 times)

ETearle · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What are the three main cultural methods of pest control?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are the four main disadvantages of mechanical weed control?

What will be an ideal response?

bigcheese9 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The three main cultural methods of pest control include:

1 . Cleaning all equipment of debris before moving from one field to another
2 . Crop rotation
3 . The use of mulch (in particular, black plastic mulch)

Answer to Question 2

The disadvantages of mechanical weed control include:

1 . The roots of the crop may suffer damage.
2 . Mechanical weed control is expensive.
3 . The stirring of the soil can lead to erosion problems.
4 . When the soil is stirred, moisture loss occurs.