Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded Use biological control on food crops Use synthetic pesticides on food crops Accurate application of pesticides on food crops Do not use synthetic pesticides Continuous cropping (monoculture)

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Links to: Link details Item Increase in non-target arthropod population Decrease farm costs Lower pesticide residues on food Reduce pesticide packaging waste Reduce synthetic pesticide production Reduce the amount of pesticides lost via leaching Lower losses of pesticides to aquatic environments Lower losses of pesticides to terrestrial environments

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009