Why Biopesticides?

THE ADVANTAGES OF USING BIOPESTICIDES/ BIOFUNGICIDES/ BIONEMATICIDES:

• To reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, biopesticides is one of the best options for pest and diseases management.
• Biopesticides are usually inherently less toxic than conventional pesticides.
• Biopesticides generally affect only the target pest/diseases and closely related organisms, in contrast to broad spectrum, conventional pesticides that may affect organisms as different as birds, insects, and mammals.
• Biopesticides often are effective in very small quantities and often decompose quickly, thereby resulting in lower exposures and largely avoiding the pollution problems caused by conventional pesticides.
• When used as a component of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) or IDM programs, these can greatly decrease the use of conventional pesticides, while crop yields remain high.
• These are cheap, renewable can be handled safely
• Difficult for insects to develop resistance to Biopesticides.
• Ability to multiply in the target cells.
• There are no problem of toxic residue as well as cross resistance. 
• It leads permanent control of pest/disease or have long persisting effect. 
• Ideally suited for integration with most other plant protection measures used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) / Integrated Diseases Management (IDM) programme. 
• No fear of environment pollution and hence eco-friendly.
• Ideal for organic farming.