This study was conducted to establish agricultural practices to control diseases and insects for chemical pesticide-free cultivation of leafy vegetables. Two diseases, gray mold(Botrytis cinerea) and soft rot(Erwinia carotovora), on lettuce were reduced by controlling temperature and humidity using air-circulation fan. The aphidophagous lady beetle(Harmonia axyridis) and primary parasitoids(Aphidius colemani) showed activity to control aphids density on Chinese cabbage. Coapplication of cooking oil and yolk mixture (COY) and BT(Bacillus thuringiensis) decreased diseases including soft rot(Erwinia carotovora), downy mildew(Peronospora brassicae Gaumann), and powdery mildew(Erysiphe polygoni), and insects such as diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and beet armyworm(Spodoptera exigua Hübner). Neem extract treatment reduced downy mildew(Peronospora destructor) on Welsh onion.

Key words : pesticide-free cultivation, diseases and insects, leafy vegetables,
lettuce, Chinese cabbage, Welsh onion