Zero Pesticide Cost: Small Traps Save Millions in Crops, Boost Organic Farming

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News18•19-02-2026, 13:37
Zero Pesticide Cost: Small Traps Save Millions in Crops, Boost Organic Farming
- •Modern 'mechanical methods' offer farmers an effective way to reduce pesticide expenditure and move towards poison-free farming.
- •Devices like fruit fly traps, solar traps, and gumming traps attract and destroy harmful pests without chemicals.
- •Deputy Horticulture Inspector Pankaj Verma explains traps use special light, colors, and scented lures to attract pests.
- •This technology is effective for all crops (vegetables, grains, fruits, flowers) and is completely safe and pollution-free.
- •Uttar Pradesh farmers are adopting this method, increasing income, halving costs, and shifting to organic farming.
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