| Pest management is one of the most aspects of agriculture. Conventional pesticides led to a number of environmental problems, including loss of soil fertility, ecological imbalances, and declines in marine life. Conventional pesticides have been linked to a number of detrimental and dangerous health problems in humans and animals, including serious cancers, neurological diseases, hormone imbalances, and problems with reproduction. With a view to over view these demerits, nowadays more emphasis is being laid on IPM by using botanicals. Botanical pesticides derived naturally from compounds found in plants, and are useful substitute for conventional pesticides The use of botanical pesticides is now emerging as one of the effective ways to safeguard crops, their products, and the environment against chemical pollution. Botanicals breakdown more quickly than majority of chemical pesticides, and are therefore considered as eco-friendly and less likely to kill beneficial pests than synthetic pesticides. One of the most significant botanical insecticides used extensively in India for agricultural pest control is neem-based pesticide; it is followed by pyrethrum and pesticides based on eucalyptus oil. The conventional, sustainable, and integrated approaches to pest management all make use of different botanical pesticides.
Keywords: Botanicals, Chemical pesticides, Integrated Pest Management, Eco-friendly, Neem, Pyrethrum and Environmental pollution.
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