A new laboratory for Integrated Biological Control has been opened at the National Institute of Plant Health Management in Hyderabad. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, inaugurated the lab and highlighted the importance of using biocontrol to reduce the need for excessive pesticide use. He stressed that technologies developed in the lab should be shared with farmers who have least access to information so they can benefit from them. The lab will also help to reduce the adverse effects of chemical use on the environment and human health, and improve soil and plant health. The facility includes an Insect Museum, weed museum, exhibition hall, Natural Farming Cell, and will provide an opportunity for hands-on experience with production methodologies for Biopesticides, Biocontrol agents, Entomopathogenic fungi, Bio fertilizers, NPV,Pheromone and Botanicals.
