Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Pest Management

Pest management is the practice of regulating populations of organisms that damage crops, livestock, stored products, or human interests, in order to keep them below levels that cause economic or health harm. Rather than aiming at outright eradication, modern pest management seeks to suppress pests through a combina…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 37× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 3070-2232 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Pest management is the practice of regulating populations of organisms that damage crops, livestock, stored products, or human interests, in order to keep them below levels that cause economic or health harm. Rather than aiming at outright eradication, modern pest management seeks to suppress pests through a combination of compatible tactics while limiting adverse effects on people, beneficial species, and the environment. The principal control methods are cultural, including crop rotation, sanitation, and permaculture and sustainable-agriculture practices that reduce pest establishment; physical and mechanical measures; biological control using natural enemies and microbial agents such as Bacillus thuringiensis and entomopathogens; botanical and biopesticidal products derived from plants such as neem, ginger, caraway, and castor; and chemical pesticides used judiciously. Integrated pest management combines these approaches within a framework of monitoring, identification, and economic thresholds, drawing on knowledge of pest biology and life cycles, as illustrated by studies of insect pests and fungal pathogens of crops. Related concerns include the degradation and environmental fate of pesticide residues and the management of plant diseases caused by fungi. Research relevant to this topic evaluates the efficacy of biological and plant-based agents against insect and pathogen pests, the biology of key species, and integrated strategies that balance effective control with sustainability and safety.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 37 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Farming (ISSN 3070-2232).

Journal editorial board
Emanuele Schimmenti · Italy Valeria Borsellino · Italy Giuseppe Pulighe · Italy

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