by on December 18, 2024
Predatory mites are effective for controlling other mites. Naturally derived insecticides allowed for use on natural farms embrace Bacillus thuringiensis (a bacterial toxin), pyrethrum (a chrysanthemum extract), spinosad (a bacterial metabolite), neem (a tree extract) and rotenone (a legume root extract). Fewer than 10% of natural farmers use these pesticides repeatedly; a 2003 survey discovered that only 5.3% of vegetable growers in California use rotenone whereas 1.7% use pyrethrum. 26 These p...
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