Benefits Of Natural Insecticide Over Chemical Based Pesticides

By Catherine Taylor


Currently, the number of people suffering from diseases as a result of taking food with some chemicals is high. These illnesses may occur as a result of using inorganic insecticides to manage crop pests. For this reason farmers are being advised to use organic insecticides to protect their crops from the harmful pests. Organic foods from the use of these organic insecticides are safe health wise and free from any chemicals. However, the number of farmers using natural fertilizers is very low. This has been contributed by lack of knowledge on their importance. Here are some reasons why you use natural insecticide in managing pesticides.

Chemical based pesticide affects your farm negatively. Majority of this pesticides disrupt hormones and some may even contain toxins which affect the health of your soil. These pesticides in some cases lead to mutations of the genes of the microorganisms in the soil which leads to infertility.

To avoid the negative effects of using pesticides, you have to craft new ways to control pests and improve the fertility of your land. There are five categories of treatments that you can use to manage pests. These include biological and botanical insecticides, predatory insects and pesticide soaps. Biological controls are the best way to control pests because they are derived from plants.

The inorganic insecticides also cause unfavorable effects on the crops. They tamper with vital hormones in the crops causing them to become inactive. They also cause excessive multiplication of crop genes that may cause diseases. However, the organic insecticides are free of any negative effects on your crops.

One of the major advantages of applying the organic insecticides is that they do not kill vital soil elements like microorganisms. They retain the microorganisms and insects that help to circulate oxygen in the soil as they improve soil fertility. The organic ones increase the acidity of the soil hence kills these crucial microorganisms and insects in the soil rendering the soil infertile.

The organic insecticides are mainly emanated from plants and microorganisms. This makes them to be able to effectively and highly maintain soil fertility as they destroy the pests. They do this without interfering with the contents of the soil and its properties. The level of chemicals of any insecticide you decide to use and the likely results of using it are major factors to consider before deciding the insecticide to use.

Deciding the type of insecticides to use on your farm is very simple. However, knowing the effects that may result from the insecticide you use can be challenging. There are two major types of insecticides, the organic ones and the non-organic ones. The two help to keep track of the crop pests effectively.

Natural pesticides are affordable as compared to the rest in the market. You can easily make these remedies from the comfort of your home. You can easily get the instructions on how to make these pesticides from an agriculturalist. The rest of the pesticides are very expensive which may be hard for you to maintain their use.




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