Abstract

A REVIEW ON NATURAL PESTICIDES

B. Kusuma Pravallika*, Dr. Sudha Parimala and Dr. M. Sumakanth

ABSTRACT

Agriculture was developed in the ancient ages for the production of food by growing crops and rearing of farm animals for the human consumption. However, to serve the growing demands of the increasing population, it’s important to check the quantity of food produced. To manage this high loss in crop production, people often resent to pesticide usage. Pesticides are chemicals which are meant to eliminate, lyse or manage the pest population in some way or the other. These days various types of pesticides are available. The impairment caused by agricultural pests is a global issue, and as the years have passed, the amount of pesticides used has grown multifold. Over the years, the excessive usage of pesticides though has had several yield benefits but has also caused many problems. In this article we are going to discuss about natural pesticides and the factors influencing in development of natural pesticides.

Keywords: Pest, Natural Pesticides, Secondary Metabolites, Development.