Natural alternatives to pesticides
Baseline strategy · No scoreIt uses barriers, accompanying plants, manual control and low toxicity preparations before applying synthetic pesticides.
How it works
It uses barriers, accompanying plants, manual control and low toxicity preparations before applying synthetic pesticides.
Protects and recovers ecological processes, soil, water, vegetation, fauna and connectivity through decisions adapted to the place and maintained over time.
When does it make sense?
- Before altering soil, water or vegetation
- With specific ecological objectives and a baseline
- When you can ensure long-term maintenance and monitoring
How to apply it
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Defining what needs resolves "natural alternatives to pesticides" and establishing a starting position.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
More habitat and connectivity
More functional soil and water
Increased ecological resilience
Limitations and precautions
- "Natural" does not amount to innocuous: several traditional preparations are toxic to auxiliary fauna and require the same precautions.
- Adding vegetation does not automatically compensate for the loss of an existing habitat.
- Invasive species, ecological traps and unfollowed claims should be avoided.
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