Agroforestry is an ecofriendly land-use system that is favourable for the management of insect pests and beneficial insects. The biodiversity found under agroforestry is a close mimic of the natural ecosystem and is amenable to integrated pest management principles, especially biopesticides and biological control. These techniques in turn provide an ecofriendly basis for economic ventures such as apiculture, sericulture and lac culture. The profitability of these practices under agroforestry is discussed in this paper.
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