Pesticides alternative strategy for Reduction of Insect (At establishment various insect pests can cause damage to seedlings and growing trees and require a chemcial control)

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Publication Year: 2014
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Subject Keywords: Pesticides Chemicals
Regions: Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Countries: Australia
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Alternative Strategy: There seems to be a relationship between phosphate levels in soils and insect pests whereby phosphate deficient soils often have problems with insect attack on trees whereas phospoate rich soils seem to hardly ever need treating. By factoring this into site selection or soil fertilisation stragies it seems possible to forgoe chemcial intervention for insect attack. Although the correlation noticed is 100% this has not been properly verrified with trial work.
Alternative Method: Reduction
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Alternative Trial: Yes
Alternative Type: Ongoing research
Pest Type: Insect