NATURAL PESTICIDES

The use of synthetic pesticides (chemicals) has led to various
negative impact on the environment. Dependence on the use of
synthetic pesticides resulted in the development of other methods for
controlling pests and diseases to be forgotten or even abandoned.
In fact, agricultural business (agribusiness) without synthetic pesticides is not
impossible. Must be recognized that the traditional agricultural technologies (conventional)
is a technology that has a big role to maintain
environmental sustainability. However, population growth
require an increase in crop production. Agriculture future
The ideal technology should integrate traditional and modern technology
that is actualized as an environmentally sound agriculture.
An alternative environmental friendly agricultural development
is to use plants producing natural pesticides,
plants such as neem. Pesticides from neem has a level of effectiveness
high and specific impact of nuisance organisms. Materials
active neem is also not harmful to humans and animals. In addition, the residuals
easily break down into compounds that are not toxic, so safe
or friendly to the environment.
This book is about plants as producers of neem pesticide
natural or plant-based pesticides. The experts stated that the neem plant
potential as producers of natural pesticides. Nevertheless, developments
in the field are still limited to function as an insecticide. Main
discussion in this book includes a description of the plant producing
pesticides, neem plant as a potential producer of natural pesticides, how to
manufacture of pesticides from the neem plant, and its use (application).
We hope this article can be a useful source of information for all those who become perpetrators of agricultural development and become a reference for
school students in vocational agriculture.