(a) The producer must use management practices to prevent crop pests, weeds, and diseases including but not limited to:

1. (1) Crop rotation and soil and crop nutrient management practices, as provided for in §§ 205.203 and 205.205;
2. (2) Sanitation measures to remove disease vectors, weed seeds, and habitat for pest organisms; and
3. (3) Cultural practices that enhance crop health, including selection of plant species and varieties with regard to suitability to site-specific conditions and resistance to prevalent pests, weeds, and diseases.

(b) Pest problems may be controlled through mechanical or physical methods including but not limited to:

1. (1) Augmentation or introduction of predators or parasites of the pest species;
2. (2) Development of habitat for natural enemies of pests;
3. (3) Nonsynthetic controls such as lures, traps, and repellents.

(c) Weed problems may be controlled through:

1. (1) Mulching with fully biodegradable materials;
2. (2) Mowing;
3. (3) Livestock grazing;
4. (4) Hand weeding and mechanical cultivation;
5. (5) Flame, heat, or electrical means; or
6. (6) Plastic or other synthetic mulches: Provided, That, they are removed from the field at the end of the growing or harvest season.

(d) Disease problems may be controlled through:

1. (1) Management practices which suppress the spread of disease organisms; or
2. (2) Application of nonsynthetic biological, botanical, or mineral inputs.