Agrarökologisches Management von Schadinsekten in Lateinamerika

The realization that the environment is deteriorating and the components of agricultural ecosystems are increasingly being harmed as a result of intensive agriculture focused solely on economic perspectives inevitably leads to a shift in the agricultural production paradigm that is rooted in the agricultural areas of the world towards a paradigm based on more ecological principles. These principles include respect for the environment with a tendency towards sustainability in our Latin American countries. At the international level, various proposals for rural areas have been made based on sound criteria to ensure agricultural development. However, in most cases, phytosanitary aspects have been treated as secondary or approached with a reductionist mindset—product technology, plant protection, pest control strategies, and crop protection—without giving significant importance to the systemic approach necessary for addressing pest issues. This includes process technology, ecological foundations, and strategies to combat the root causes that lead to pest manifestations.