Table 2
Alternative methods of pest control on crop farms, by province or region, 2011
Canada | Atlantic provinces | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | |
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% of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | % of crop farms | |
Plant crop varieties that are resistant to specific pesticides | 31 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 12 |
Rotate crops to disrupt pest cycles | 55 | 38 | 48 | 63 | 58 | 62 | 52 | 19 |
Eliminate, remove or incorporate diseased plants, pruning residues or cull piles | 15 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
Use fall planted species (for example, winter wheat, fall rye) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Use tillage implements | 36 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 23 |
Mowing | 26 | 51 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
Use hand weeding/hoeing | 15 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
Use covers/mulches | 6 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Introduce natural enemies / biological control agents | 2 | 4 | 2E | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1E | 8 |
Use lure or trap crops | 30 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 16 |
Other | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2E | 3 | 3 | 5 |
None | 17 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 26 |
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