Acceptances of Biological control of rice stem borer and its effect in reducing pesticide

ABSTRACT: Pests and diseases every year they destroy large quantities of rice. The rice stem borer has the largest share. Today, despite the problems that have created chemical pesticides, the use of an integrated campaign with this pest is very functional. The present study aimed to identify social factors - economic effect on the biological control of rice stem borer on Trichogramma wasps in the area located in the Guilan province in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh in village Dahka. A survey method was used for this purpose. In total, 286 were farmer. Results showed a significant difference between the two groupʹs incompliant acceptor and biological control of rice stem borer based on variable number of animals there. The correlation between the adoption of biological control of rice stem borer and the variables educational level, level of participation in educational activities extension and farm labor, respectively.