Alternativas al uso de pesticidas en el sector agrícola de la provincia de Sumapaz (departamento de Cundinamarca), para mitigar la disminución de las poblaciones de abejas silvestres del género Bombus

Abstract

The present document shows an identification of different alternatives to pesticides currently used in the agricultural sector in the Province of Sumapaz (Department of Cundinamarca), in order to mitigate the decline of wild bee populations of the genus Bombus whose role is economically and ecosystem-critical in their pollinating function to a wide variety of wild crops and plants. These insects have been severely threatened as a result of their poor ecosystemic assessment and have been particularly affected by the indiscriminate use of pesticides in the agricultural sector. Alternatives are focused on integrated pest management based on agroecology, with techniques such as cultural control, biopesticides, increase of biodiversity and diversification of crops.