Growing greener: The impact of integrated pest management

REDCAHOR is the Spanish acronym for “Central American Vegetable Network.” Vegetables have traditionally been an important source of nutrients and vitamins in the diet in Central America. Vegetable production in this region is now changing as local consumers are demanding increased diversity and quality and international markets are expanding with “non-traditional” vegetable exports. The present restraints to expanded research and production of vegetables in the region include i) need for cultivars with increased insect and disease resistance, ii) poor and excessive use of pesticides, and iii) inadequate postharvest technology. In addition, there are few vegetable researchers in the region and response to their activities have not been coordinated. The goal of REDCAHOR is to develop a regional network of national institutions that can prioritize agendas and cooperate to maximize the impact of available resources. Establishment of a system of regional trials and cooperative regional programs in integrated pest management and plant breeding are currently under development. A series of regional workshops are planned, including integrated pest management, maintenance and use of genetic resources, organic production, and greenhouse production. In addition, REDCAHOR, in collaboration with the Escuela Agricola Panamerica in Honduras, will offer regional short-course training in vegetable breeding and genetics as well as vegetable production and management, including integrated pest management.

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Impact of integrated pest management on the population of leafminers, fruit borers, and natural enemies in tomato

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/s0103-84782005000100033 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 204-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Moacyr Mascarenhas Motta Miranda ◽

Marcelo Coutinho Picanço ◽

José Cola Zanuncio ◽

Leandro Bacci ◽

Ézio Marques da Silva

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Natural Enemies ◽

Spodoptera Eridania ◽

Efficient System ◽

Action Threshold ◽

Fruit Borer ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact ◽

Lepidoptera Noctuidae

The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) in the productivity of the tomato and in the populations of leafminers, fruit borers, and natural enemies in tomato crops. The treatments were calendar (spraying twice weekly with insecticides and fungicides), IPM (spraying when action thresholds were achieved), and control (no pesticide was applied). IPM was the most efficient system of pest control due to presenting similar productivity and 65.6% less pesticide applications than in the calendar. The attack of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) to the leaves only achieved the action threshold in the final phase of the cultivation. The main fruit borer was Neoleucinoides elegantalis (Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), followed by T. absoluta and Spodoptera eridania (Cr.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The natural enemy populations were severely reduced by excessive pesticide applications. Predators were more abundant than parasitoids. The most abundant predators were Araneidae, Anthicus sp. (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), Cycloneda sanguinea larva (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Staphylinidae adults (Coleoptera), Orius sp. and Xylocoris sp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), Formicidae (Hymenoptera), and Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera). The most abundant parasitoids were Hymenoptera of the families Eulophidae, Braconidae (Bracon sp. and Chelonus sp.), Trichogrammatidae [Trichogramma pretiosum (Riley)] and Bethylidae (Goniozus nigrifemur Ashmead), besides Tachinidae (Diptera).

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The Microeconomic Impact of IPM Adoption: Theory and Application

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review ◽

10.1017/s1068280500007814 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 149-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Pesticide Use ◽

Profit Function ◽

Fresh Market ◽

General Applicability ◽

Adoption Theory ◽

Insignificant Effect ◽

The Impact

This paper develops a methodology to calculate the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) on pesticide use, yields, and farm profits. The methodology is applied to the IPM adoption among fresh market tomato producers in eight states. The method is of general applicability. It accounts for self-selectivity and simultaneity, and the pesticide demand and yield equations are theoretically consistent with a profit function. The results support the notion that fresh market tomato growers who adopt IPM for insects and diseases apply significantly less insecticides and fungicides, respectively, than do those who do not adopt IPM; IPM adoption has an insignificant effect on yields and a small effect on profits.

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Impact Assessment of Biological Control-Based Integrated Pest Management in Rice and Maize in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects10080226 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 226 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Dirk Babendreier ◽

Min Wan ◽

Rui Tang ◽

Rui Gu ◽

Justice Tambo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Biological Control Agent ◽

Control Agent ◽

Target Area ◽

Positive Effects ◽

The Difference ◽

The Impact

The impact and sustainability of two interventions that have been formulated to introduce integrated pest management (IPM) into rice and maize crops in Southwestern China, Laos, and Myanmar between 2011 and 2016, and were assessed at the end of 2017. From 22 Trichogramma rearing facilities established during the interventions, 11 were still producing substantial quantities of biocontrol agents 1.5 years after project support had ended, while seven had stopped operations completely, and four were doing stock rearing only. Through the implementation of biological control-based IPM, slightly higher yields were achieved in maize and rice (4–10%), when compared to control farmers, but the difference was not statistically significant. However, the use of pesticides nearly halved when farmers started using Trichogramma egg-cards as a biological control agent. Support from either public or private institutions was found to be important for ensuring the sustainability of Trichogramma rearing facilities. Many of the suggested IPM measures were not adopted by smallholder farmers, indicating that the positive impacts of the interventions mostly resulted from the application of Trichogramma biological control agents. The following assessment suggests that further promotion of IPM adoption among farmers is needed to upscale the already positive effects of interventions that facilitate reductions in synthetic pesticide use, and the effects on sustainable agricultural production of rice and maize in the target area more generally.

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Sanitation Improves Stored Product Insect Pest Management

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects10030077 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 77 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

William Morrison ◽

Alexander Bruce ◽

Rachel Wilkins ◽

Chloe Albin ◽

Frank Arthur

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Insect Pest ◽

Fold Change ◽

Stored Products ◽

Insect Pest Management ◽

Wide Range ◽

Abundance And Diversity ◽

The Impact

There is a large suite of insects that attack anthropogenic agricultural goods after harvest. Proper sanitation programs for food facilities are now recognized as the foundation of good integrated pest management (IPM) programs for stored products throughout the post-harvest supply chain. While good sanitation programs are generally thought to reduce the abundance and diversity of insects, there has been less appreciation of the manifold ways that sanitation interacts with a range of other IPM tactics to modulate their efficacy. Here, we review the literature on how the effectiveness of chemical, physical/cultural, biological, and behaviorally-based control tactics varies with changes in sanitation. In addition, we discuss how sanitation may affect ongoing pheromone- and kairomone-based monitoring programs. Where possible, we quantitatively compile and analyze the impact of sanitation on the fold-change in the efficacy of IPM tactics. We found that decreased sanitation negatively affected the efficacy of most tactics examined, with a mean 1.3–17-fold decrease in efficacy under poorer sanitation compared to better sanitation. Sanitation had neutral or mixed impacts on a few tactics as well. Overall, the literature suggests that sanitation should be of the utmost importance for food facility managers concerned about the efficacy of a wide range of management tactics.

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Achieving Adoption of Integrated Pest Management by Landscape Managers

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.8.2.154 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 154-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David A. Shaw

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Effective Control ◽

The Public ◽

Control Programs ◽

Hands On ◽

And Shifts ◽

The Impact

Achieving adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) practices by professional landscape managers is a common goal of university research and extension personnel, governmental and regulatory agencies, industry, and the public. IPM is developed and promoted through cooperation of university, state, and industry groups in research and educational programs. Publications and educational events are major means of promoting IPM to landscape professionals. While large theater-style seminars may provide the advantage of reaching as many as 500 people at one time, landscape clientele have shown favor for the smallgroup, hands-on type of seminar for application technology and IPM methodologies. The impact of research and educational programs on IPM adoption tends to be variable, depending on the pest, the potential for effective control, the control practices to be undertaken, and economic consequences. Adoption of several biological control programs has been indicated. The pesticide-use data collected from 1992 to 1994 indicate trends in reduced use of some pesticides and shifts to less toxic materials. Unfortunately, these data do not account for variability in pest activity from year to year, and not all pesticide applicators are reporting. Pressure from the public to control pests while minimizing the use of pesticides also indicates adoption of IPM. Additional evaluations are necessary to assess adoption of current and future IPM programs.

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The Impact of the Carrot Rust Fly and Carrot Weevil Integrated Pest Management Program on the Ground-Dwelling Beetle Complex in Commercial Carrot Fields at the Holland Marsh, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Entomology ◽

10.1093/ee/nvy078 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 788-794 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jason Lemay ◽

Zachariah Telfer ◽

Cynthia Scott-Dupree ◽

Mary Ruth McDonald

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Program ◽

Carrot Weevil ◽

The Impact

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The Impact of Integrated Pest Management and Regulation on Agricultural Pesticide Use in California

ACS Symposium Series - Managing and Analyzing Pesticide Use Data for Pest Management, Environmental Monitoring, Public Health, and Public Policy ◽

10.1021/bk-2018-1283.ch010 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 203-224

Author(s):

Lynn Epstein ◽

Minghua Zhang

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Pesticide Use ◽

Agricultural Pesticide ◽

The Impact

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Management of beneficial invertebrates and their potential role in integrated pest management for Australian grain systems

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea07424 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 48 (12) ◽

pp. 1531 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Joanne C. Holloway ◽

Michael J. Furlong ◽

Philip I. Bowden

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Natural Enemies ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Insect Pest ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Pest Species ◽

Grain Crops ◽

The Impact

Beneficial invertebrates (predators and parasitoids) can make significant contributions to the suppression of insect pest populations in many cropping systems. In Australia, natural enemies are incorporated into integrated pest management programs in cotton and horticultural agroecosystems. They are also often key components of effective programs for the management of insect pests of grain crops in other parts of the world. However, few studies have examined the contribution of endemic natural enemies to insect pest suppression in the diverse grain agroecosystems of Australia. The potential of these organisms is assessed by reviewing the role that natural enemies play in the suppression of the major pests of Australian grain crops when they occur in overseas grain systems or other local agroecosystems. The principal methods by which the efficacy of biological control agents may be enhanced are examined and possible methods to determine the impact of natural enemies on key insect pest species are described. The financial and environmental benefits of practices that encourage the establishment and improve the efficacy of natural enemies are considered and the constraints to adoption of these practices by the Australian grains industry are discussed.

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