What type of pest management involves planting different crops in sequence?

Cultural control is the type of pest management that involves practices such as crop rotation, which includes planting different crops in sequence. This approach helps in disrupting the life cycles of pests and pathogens that can build up in the soil when the same crop is continuously grown. By rotating crops, it can reduce pest populations and disease occurrences, as different crops may not support the same pests or diseases.

Crop rotation is effective because it improves soil health, enhances biodiversity, and utilizes different nutrients, contributing to a balanced ecosystem. In contrast, mechanical control involves physical methods for pest management, biological control focuses on using living organisms to control pests, and chemical control relies on synthetic or natural pesticides to manage pest populations. Each of these approaches serves different functions, but cultural control specifically emphasizes how the timing and type of crops planted can impact pest dynamics.