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August 27, 2026Chilean journal of agricultural researchOpen Access

Push-Pull systems as a nature-based solution for sustainable pest management in chili pepper agroecosystems

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NGNeni GunaeniWSWiwin SetiawatiTMTonny K. Moekasan

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Overview

Randomized field trial reveals push-pull intercropping reduces fruit damage and boosts yields in chili pepper agroecosystems, indicating an effective nature-based alternative to synthetic pesticides.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the efficacy of push-pull pest management systems combining aromatic intercrops and light traps on pest suppression, pesticide requirements, and chili pepper productivity.
  • Conducted a randomized complete block design field experiment with 3 treatments and 7 replicates from August 2024 to March 2025 in West Java, Indonesia.
  • Evaluated traditional chemical pest management against push-pull systems combining aromatic intercrops (coriander and celery) with light traps.
  • Assessed pest populations, crop damage, microclimate, and yield components using ANOVA and least significant difference (LSD) testing (P < 0.05).
  • Push-pull systems significantly decreased total fruit damage caused by pests and diseases to 27.77%–28.91% compared with 37.48% in traditional chemical management (P < 0.05).
  • Pest populations remained below the economic threshold throughout the season, completely eliminating the need for synthetic insecticide applications.
  • Chili pepper yield components improved under push-pull systems, generating yield increases of up to 28.45% compared to the traditional farmer-managed system (P ≤ 0.05).

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Gunaeni et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe99e10c91c1e926215cahttps://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-58392026000500765
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