Editing Pest control (section)

====Trap cropping====
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A [[trap crop]] is a crop of a plant that attracts pests, diverting them from nearby crops.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last1=Shelton |first1=A. M. |last2=Badenes-Perez|first2=F. R. |date=6 December 2005 |title=Concepts and applications of trap cropping in pest management |journal=Annual Review of Entomology |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=285–308 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.150959|pmid=16332213 }}</ref> Pests aggregated on the trap crop can be more easily controlled using pesticides or other methods.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Holden |first1=Matthew H. |last2=Ellner |first2=Stephen P. |last3=Lee |first3=Doo-Hyung |last4=Nyrop |first4=Jan P. |last5=Sanderson |first5=John P. |date=1 June 2012 |title=Designing an effective trap cropping strategy: the effects of attraction, retention and plant spatial distribution |journal=Journal of Applied Ecology |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=715–722 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02137.x|doi-access=free |bibcode=2012JApEc..49..715H }}</ref> However, trap-cropping, on its own, has often failed to cost effectively reduce pest densities on large commercial scales, without the use of pesticides, possibly due to the pests' ability to disperse back into the main field.<ref name=":1" />