Pests

Pests are organisms such as insects, mites, weeds, rodents, and small birds that cause harm to crops, forests, properties, and human health. They can cause significant economic damage, destroy biodiversity, and spread disease. Appropriate management of pests is important for healthy ecosystems and for providing food security. Pest management methods include cultural control (e.g., crop rotation, mechanical cultivation, and guided grazing), physical control (e.g., traps and barriers), chemical control (e.g., pesticides), and biological control (e.g., the use of predators and parasites).