The Role of Biological Methods of Pest Control in Producing Healthy Pistachios

Iran is one of the major producers of pistachios in the world, and pistachios are considered among the most valuable farming products in Iran. This country has a long history of exporting pistachios to other countries, with pistachios being considered among traditional trade goods in Iran. Thus, controlling pests of this product is of high economic significance. Accordingly, the use of chemical pesticides is very common in pistachio producing cities. Pesticide residues are the second most important problem in pistachio exports after the rejection of cargoes for the presence of aflatoxins. Given these problems, new methods are required to be defined, and additional methods need to be employed so that the use pesticides will be the last solution [1].