What about the use of pheromone traps, predator insects, etc. as an alternative to pesticides?

Non-chemical solutions for pest control such as pheromone traps and predator insects play an important role in food production. Pesticides are complimentary to these solutions and there are clear indications that these alternatives are often more effective in conventional agriculture programmes than they are in organic farming.

Organic farmers use a variety of technical aids in food production, allied to methods that have evolved over centuries and this includes the use of pesticides.

The question of whether there is an overall environmental and health benefit from organic farming has not been resolved and, as such, it remains a matter for consumer choice – however it appears that rates of organic food production will not allow us to effectively supply a growing population with its demands for food, feed, fibre and fuel. Organic farming needs 65–200% more land to produce the same amount of food.