Oil Palm Plantations as an Agroecosystem: Impact on Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Use

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Lucía Martínez ◽  
Angelica Plata-Rueda ◽  
Luis Carlos Martínez
Author(s):  
N. Kamarudin ◽  
S. R. A. Ali ◽  
M Ramle ◽  
M Zulkefli ◽  
B Mohd

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo

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.


1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kristine Braman ◽  
John M. Ruter

Abstract Preference of twolined spittlebug, Prosapia bicincta (Say), for holly species and cultivars was evaluated in the laboratory using detached leaf assays. Field evaluations of spittlebug preference confirmed the high level of susceptibility of holly taxa with Ilex cassine L. or I. opaca Ait. parentage. Taxa observed in the field were rated as highly preferred (10 taxa), moderately (15 taxa), slightly (49), or not preferred (63) based on number of spittlebugs found infesting plants and degree of damage apparent during the two-year study. Increased production and use of pest-resistant plant material reduces the need for pesticide use and provides a good foundation for integrated pest management efforts.


1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-153
Author(s):  
J. Kabashima ◽  
T.D. Paine ◽  
R. Redak

Pesticide use in the landscape has been reduced through the implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) (Holmes and Davidson, 1984, Olkowski et al., 1978; Smith and Raupp, 1986). IPM emphasizes prevention, identifying pests and their symptoms, regular surveying for pests, determining action thresholds and guidelines, and using sound management methods. Monitoring techniques such as pheromone traps, degree-day models, and ELISA kits, in addition to traditional methods, have enabled pest managers to determine accurately when to apply IPM techniques. Examples of serious California landscape insect pests successfully controlled through IPM include the ash whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae (Halliday)], the Nantucket pine tip moth [Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock)], and the eucalyptus longhorned borer (Phoracantha semipunctata F.).


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