Spider mite is commonly occurring pests that possess great threats to variety of plants such as cucumber. This pest is capable of causing great level of damage to various parts of plants. Cucumber is one of the plants that get affected in a big manner. There are various measures that can be utilized to achieve effective control of plants. The usage of pesticide alone will not be of good use in acquiring required level of protection since this will not be able to provide required level of protection. There is a need to depend upon other areas such as biological control programs that will provide enhanced level of protection against this
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kind of pests. Spider mites can be controlled with the help of insect introduction inside the greenhouse region. The population of spider mite pests will come down drastically with the help of this method that will be providing good level of benefits. There are many people who have been benefited in a great manner with the help of natural enemies control programs.
Resistance towards pesticide
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One of the important aspects of these pests that make it very difficult to control the growth of pests with the help of pesticides is that they show resistance towards organophosphorus pesticides. The usage of pesticides is no longer fully effective in controlling the growth of this pest. There is a need to depend upon other type of methods that will be providing good level of destruction of this pest. The best solution for achieving good control of this pest can be achieved with the introduction of insects that are capable of eliminating the growth of spider mites in greenhouse. Predator mites are one of the most effective insects that will be of good use in attacking these pests. The native predator mites when introduced in smaller quantities will be able to reproduce inside greenhouse. This increases number of predator mites that are present in greenhouse and increased resistance against these pests can be achieved.
Rate of insect supply
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The key to success behind effective control of spider mite pests using insect introduction process depends upon timing of release of insects. Optimum quantity of insects should be released at correct time such that pests can be removed in an easy manner. Usually, insects will be introduced at the rate of one insect per pant. Insects will be introduced with interval of 2 to 3 weeks. Prevention of spider mite is an important process to achieve effective pest control.
Drip irrigation has turned out to be the best method for irrigating the crops. Many crops fail due to the lack of water. Water is the main reason for the growth and if the water is supplied at the right time then we can get maximum production. Drip irrigation is the best solution for the drought hit areas or the areas with low water.
A drip irrigation system consists of the drippers and the PVC pipes connected to every plant in the farm. The water is uniformly distributed to the plants in the form of the drops with the help of these PVC pipes. The drops from the pipes directly flow into the roots and therefore avoid flooding of the nearby area. A flooding usually results because the plants cannot take up the water after a limit. Usually flooding, leads to the growth of the weeds in the farms. As the drip water system needs just drops of water for the growth of the plants, there is a greater chance for the water conservation in the drip irrigation. The drops are also well absorbed by the plants.
Benefits of using drip irrigation systems:
Drip irrigation system has a lot of advantages when compared with the other systems which may include the following:
- Since the water is allowed to flow to a particular area, the flooding of the area is greatly reduced.
- Only 1/10th or 1/20th of the water required for the normal cultivation is needed.
- Drippers ensure that the water percolates well into the ground. In the case of the sprinkler systems the bushes present on the surface doesn’t allow the water to pass into the ground.
- It also reduces the attack of pests to a greater extent, as the humid conditions are required for the growth of the pests. But in this system, the humidity is reduced to a greater extent, as the water is well directed into the soil.
- It also prevents the washout of the top soil by the water as the water is concentrated in the form of the drops at a particular area.
Disadvantages of using the drip irrigation system:
- Drip irrigation system is more expensive than the traditional systems, but once the system has been constructed then we will not suffer from the lack of water.
- The life span of the drip irrigation system is also less usually 10 to 15 years.
- The drippers must be replaced if the periodic flushing is not carried out which further adds to the cost.
Drip irrigation system is popular among the commercial growers and now-a-days it is also becoming popular among the small scale farmers and gardeners as well. On the whole the drip irrigation system is the best technique to irrigate your field without much wastage of water.
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