Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Agriculture and Its Role in Maintaining Ecological Balance and Biodiversity

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Physiological or behavioral effects</td><td class="align_center">Responsible allelochemicals</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bring about physiologic imbalances, whether chronic or acute</td><td class="align_center">Toxins</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Obstruct the use of food by interfering with the processes</td><td class="align_center">Digestibility reducing</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Imprison insects</td><td class="align_center">Arrestants</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Minimize oviposition or feeding</td><td class="align_center">Deterrents</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Refrain from biting or piercing</td><td class="align_center">Suppressants</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Move more quickly</td><td class="align_center">Locomotor excitants</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Encourage insects to avoid the plant</td><td class="align_center">Repellents</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Give generating organisms a competitive advantage through adaptation</td><td class="align_center">Allomones</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The physiological impact that some allelochemicals have on insects [<a href="/journals/aag/2023/5546373/#B60" target="_blank">60</a>].</div>

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Table 3: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Agriculture and Its Role in Maintaining Ecological Balance and Biodiversity 