A master’s thesis at the College of Agriculture, University of Basrah discussed the effect of cross-cultivation of Lahana crop on the infestation of diamond-back moths and frankincense and enhancing the efficiency of vital enemies in Basra Governorate. College of Agriculture Research Station/University of Basra), the effect of intercropping on enhancing biodiversity and increasing the presence of insect pollinators. The aim of the thesis was to reduce the use of pesticides in the environment and to rely on environmentally friendly pest control methods by using interlaced farming for the purpose of ecosystem sustainability and relying on the interlaced cultivation of Lahana plant as a good strategy in managing insecticide resistance against the diamond-back moth known for the rapid development of resistance against pesticides within programs Integrated pest management. The study recommended: using the cultivation of onion, jet, or bean plants with Al-Hana to reduce the diamond-back moth and rape insects, according to the cultivation method indicated by the study.
