Tips of safety measures

• Avoid indiscriminate use of pesticide.
• Follow the recommended package of practices for pest management.
• Always use the standard/approved pesticides.
• Use the pesticide at critical injury level or economic threshold level.
• Chemical pesticides be applied at vegetative growth stage while microbial and botanical pesticides at fruit bearing stage.
• Avoid pesticide application when crop is ready to harvest.
• Use bio-pesticides and fast dissipating pesticides of less pre-harvest intervals, in case of sudden outbreak of particular pest.
• Prefer eco-friendly chemical pesticides, which are selective and effective at low dosages.
• Adopt the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy.
• Avoid the use of banned pesticides.
• Acquire a habit to follow the instruction given on pesticide container.