We believe that by helping farmers to use more sustainable pest management practises and reduce their use of harmful pesticides, we can help to address the impact that they have on our planet.

Responsible Pest Management (RPM) uses natural processes to control targeted pests in a more eco-friendly way. The ability to target specific insect pests means that we don’t impact beneficial insects, such as important pollinators like bees.

In RPM, it is important to know your pest in order to ensure that you take action at the right time. It is a flexible, site-specific approach that is cost-effective and places the focus on controlling the pest at the right point in its life-cycle, rather than at the point when crop damage is first noticed. In other words, you don’t just reactively control the damage done. Instead, you proactively work to limit damage by harmful insects before they take root and require more intrusive measures. This involves decision-making based on pest identification and monitoring.

Our RPM strategy makes use of innovative tools such as semiochemicals** (insect pheromones or perfumes) to enable sustainable farming practises that reduce the use of insecticides, lessen the environmental impact and improve human health and safety.

In this way, we help farmers manage pests by influencing their behaviour to prevent pest infestations, minimise secondary pests, limit the impact on beneficial insects, reduce food residues and increase food safety. The use of semiochemicals also reduces the likelihood of resistance developing, compared to the use of conventional chemicals.

Understanding the demands of sustainable farming an how Responsible Pest Management fits into broader integrated pest management strategies is the first step towards a safe, food-secure future.