introducing pesticide safe vegetable farming 2007
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Nur’Liani binti Kiplie
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May be chemical substances
Protection against fungi and insect pest
Control organism considered harmful Mosquitoes can transmit deadly disease like yellow
fever and malaria
Applied to crops either before/after harvest
In forms of spray and dust
Environmental Friendly
Organic resources
Minimal adverse
environmental effect
Less harm to human/animal
health and ecosystem
Soil-dwelling bacterium
Biological alternative
Cry toxin extracted and used as pesticide
Occurs naturally - Moths and Butterflies
- Dark surface of plants
BT Strains during SPORULATION
Crystal Proteins (ENDOTOXINS)
Insect Pesticides
Homemade Pesticides: Cheaper and Easier
Tobacco/Nicotine Spray
Salt Spray
Garlic Spray
Dead Bug Spray
1 cup of Tobacco
1 gallon of Water
Warning: Don’t use this solution on peppers, tomatoes, eggplants
Tobacco chemicals can kill these types of plants!
• tobacco
• waterMIX 24 hoursWAIT
Color(shade of weak
tea)CHECK
Smelly spray
Used for slugs
1 garlic bulb
1 quart of water
1 medium onion
1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon liquid dish soap
Crush the garlic
Add chopped onion
Add cayenne pepper
Wait an hour, add the soap
Store in fridge
Way to beat bug problem:
Dead corps of same insects
Do NOT use flies, ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes:
carry many communicable human diseases!
SAFER
• Less chemical substances
• Crops, People and The Environment
IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY IN VEGETABLE FARMING
• Without: Food Production would decline
• Short Supply and Price Would Increase
MAINTENANCE OF AESTHETIC QUALITY
• Protect human health from disease carrying organism
• Protection of other organism from pests
MAXIMIZE BENEFITS OF OTHER INPUTS
• High quality seeds, fertilizers and precious water resources
CONSUMER
• Market full with food that is safer, nutritious and affordable