Cultural control

In agriculture cultural control is the practice of modifying the growing environment to reduce the prevalence of unwanted pests. Examples include changing soil pH or fertility levels, irrigation practices, amount of sunlight, temperature, or the use of beneficial animals (e.g. chickens) or insects (e.g. ladybugs). Using cultural control before chemical control can reduce detrimental effects to the ecosystem surrounding the growing environment.


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