Mechanical control

• This method is applicable for control of insect in kitchen garden.
• Use of different mechanical device or instrument to collect and destroyed insect is mechanical control.
• It includes destruction and exclusion for insect pest control.

a. Destruction

• Hand picking: hand picking of egg, larva, pupa, and non-flying adults can pick up by hand and kill them.
• Shaking or beating: E.g. bug
• Sieving and winnowing: For soil insect

b. Exclusion

• Banding: Banding tree trunk by greasy substances up to 5 cm prevent movement those type of insects which passes its one stage of life cycle in soil. E.g., Mealy bug
• Trench digging: Digging the trench which have slow movement can easily trap. 30 cm × 6 cm width and depth for management. This method is popular for control army worm. Also useful for Grasshopper and Locust management.
• Use of water barrier: Creating water barrier in legs of table prevents movement of ant and termites.
• Trapping: Use of different trap for monitoring and management of insect.
• Light Trap: For nocturnal insect. 320-400 wavelengths light are more effective. Eg white grub adult,

Yellow sticky trap: For white fly

Blue sticky trap: For thrips monitoring

Yellow pan trap: for aphid monitoring

Delta sticky trap: for aphid monitoring

Pit fall trap: for dwelling insect

• Wrapping of fruit: Pomegranate is wrapping by muslin cloth to prevent pomegranate butterfly, Banana from Banana scaring beetle.