Use of cultural and chemical methods in their control. Use of cultural and biological methods in their control. Use of cultural and host-plant resistance in their control. In most cases, farmers used two or more control methods in the management of their pests. All these practices either reduce the pest problem directly or indirectly.
Some farmers use live plants to intercrop with their staples to suppress weeds.
Discussion and Conclusions IPM in Cameroon incorporated two or more control practices in the management of crop pests. The number and type of practices used are influenced by the growth stage of the crop, the ecology, and the season. The use of cultural practices in pest control could be direct where the pest is physically removed from the farm or indirect, aimed at creating unfavorable conditions for the pest to thrive. The direct methods included hand picking, weeding, roguing, trapping, hunting, and fencing. Indirect methods involve many agronomic practices like intercropping, rotations, timing of planting and harvesting, and good seedbed preparation.