Scouting of pests and beneficials is essential in application of IPM strategy in strawberry

A new pest management mathematical model with saturated growth is proposed. The integrated pest management (IPM) strategy by introducing two state dependent pulses into the model is considered. Firstly, we analyze singular points of the model qualitatively and get the condition for focus point. Secondly, by using geometry theory of impulsive differential equation, the existence and stability of periodic solution of the system are discussed. Lastly, some examples and numerical simulations are given to illustrate our results.

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Effects of Resident Education and Self-Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Eliminating Bed Bug Infestation in Ahvaz City, Southwestern Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases ◽

10.18502/jad.v14i1.2705 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ismaeil Alizadeh ◽

Elham Jahanifard ◽

Mona Sharififard ◽

Mohammad Ebrahim Azemi

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Resident Education ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Bed Bugs ◽

Medical Entomology ◽

Bed Bug ◽

Blood Sucking ◽

Ipm Strategy

Background: Bed bugs as blood-sucking insects have become a public health problem in urban communities throughout the world. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of resident education and self-implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy for eliminating bed bug infestation in infected apartments in Ahvaz City, Iran. Methods: This interventional study was conducted in seventy apartments infested with bed bug (Cimex lectularius) in Ahvaz City, southwest Iran, during a 6-month period. The bed bug infestations reported to Health centers were inspected visually and confirmed by medical entomology experts. Then, the heads of the households were received techniques/ tools of the IPM program and trained by medical entomology experts before self-implementation of control methods. Finally, the infected apartments were inspected by the experts at 1, 3, and 6 months after intervention and data were recorded in a checklist. Results: From the seventy infected apartments, 57%, 28% and 15% were considered as low, moderate, and high level infestation respectively. The bed bug infestation was eliminated from 53 apartments (76%) after one month and it reached to 62 apartments (88%) by the end of third month. Finally, after six months of applying IPM program, bed bugs infestation was eliminated from all infected apartments (100%). Residents expressed their 100% satisfaction with applying the bed bug IPM strategy. Conclusion: Training residents to implement the IPM program can reduce pest control costs, the volume of pesticides consumed, and human exposure to chemical pesticides, resulting in increased human and environmental health and safety.

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Health and environmental effects of adopting an integrated fruit fly management strategy among mango farmers in Kenya

African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics ◽

10.53936/afjare.2020.15(1).02 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 14-26

Author(s):

Chris Miyinzi Mwungu ◽

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Beatrice Muriithi ◽

Vincent Ngeno ◽

Hippolyte Affognon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Pesticide Use ◽

Switching Regression ◽

Health And Environmental Effects ◽

Environmental Threats ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Alternative Approach ◽

Esr Model ◽

The Impact ◽

Ipm Strategy

Integrated pest management (IPM) has been promoted globally as an alternative approach to the widespread broad-spectrum chemical insecticidal application for the control of pests and diseases in agricultural production to minimise the harmful effects of the chemicals on humans and the environment. This study examines the impact of an IPM strategy developed to control mango fruit flies on humans and the environment. Using a random sample of 371 mango farmers from Meru County in Kenya, health and environmental outcomes were measured using the environmental impact quotient (EIQ) field use and causal impacts, which were estimated using the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model. The results indicate that the adoption of the IPM strategy reduced pesticide use and pesticide toxicity. Policy efforts therefore should focus on promoting and disseminating fruit fly IPM to improve the livelihoods of rural mango farmers, but also reduce human health and environmental threats as a result of pesticide use.

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Push–Pull: A Novel IPM Strategy for the Green Revolution in Africa

Integrated Pest Management ◽

10.1007/978-94-007-7802-3_13 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 333-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zeyaur R. Khan ◽

Charles A. O. Midega ◽

Jimmy O. Pittchar ◽

John A. Pickett

Keyword(s):

Green Revolution ◽

Ipm Strategy

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IPM Strategy Against Sucking Pest Complex of Guava Under High Density Planting

Indian Journal of Entomology ◽

10.5958/0974-8172.2021.00046.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 83 (2) ◽

pp. 261-263

Author(s):

C Prabakaran ◽

M Suganthy ◽

T Tamilnayagan ◽

M Kavino

Keyword(s):

High Density ◽

Ipm Strategy

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Management of septoria tritici blotch using cultivar mixtures

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-01-21-0069-re ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rose Kristoffersen ◽

Lars Bonde Eriksen ◽

Ghita Cordsen Nielsen ◽

Johannes Ravn Jørgensen ◽

Lise Nistrup Jørgensen

Keyword(s):

Disease Severity ◽

Control Strategy ◽

Integrated Control ◽

Septoria Tritici Blotch ◽

Septoria Tritici ◽

Yield Increase ◽

Disease Pressure ◽

Cultivar Mixture ◽

Cultivar Mixtures ◽

Ipm Strategy

Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is among the most devastating diseases in European wheat production. In recent years, there has been increased interest in using cultivar mixtures as part of an integrated control strategy against diseases. This study investigated different cultivar mixtures for their ability to control STB across three years and at seven trial sites in Denmark with a range of fungicide strategies, yielding a total of 194 individual cultivar mixture combinations. The mixtures were composed of two, three or four cultivars which were either similar or contrasting in their susceptibility to STB. Across all trials, the cultivar mixtures reduced disease severity significantly, by 14% compared to the component cultivars grown in monoculture. The reductions were larger when the disease pressure was high and when the mixtures included more cultivars. Mixtures composed of four cultivars reduced disease severity significantly, by 24%. Across all trials, cultivar mixtures significantly increased yield by 2% compared to the component cultivars grown in monoculture. The yield increase was significant for plots treated with one or two fungicide applications, and cultivar mixtures increased yield significantly, by 4.4% in untreated plots. The yield increase was smaller for mixtures with a high proportion of resistant cultivars. Based on the results from this study, cultivar mixtures can contribute positively to an IPM strategy, by reducing disease severity for STB and increasing yield. The most pronounced benefits from cultivar mixtures were found in fields with moderate to low fungicide input, under conditions with high disease pressure, when combining four cultivars with varying susceptibilities.

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Models to Assess the Effects of Nonsmooth Control and Stochastic Perturbation on Pest Control: A Pest-Natural-Enemy Ecosystem

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2019/8326164 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Xuewen Tan ◽

Wenjie Qin ◽

Guangyao Tang ◽

Changcheng Xiang ◽

Xinzhi Liu

Keyword(s):

Numerical Simulations ◽

Pest Control ◽

Control Strategy ◽

Stochastic Perturbation ◽

Fixed Time ◽

Control Measures ◽

Optimal Control Strategy ◽

Threshold Control ◽

The Impact ◽

Ipm Strategy

This paper investigates the impact of the threshold control strategy and environmental randomness on pest control. Firstly, a fixed-time impulsive stochastic ecosystem with IPM strategy is proposed, where the local and global existence of positive solution and the boundedness of expectation are discussed in detail. Moreover a sufficient condition for the extinction of the pest population with probability-1 is given. Then, a state-dependent stochastic ecosystem with IPM strategy is proposed. By employing the numerical simulations, the effects of ambient noise intensity on pest-outbreak are discussed. The result shows that there is a close relationship among the frequency of pest-outbreak, ET, the environmental perturbation intensity, and control measures. This study helps us to understand the impact of random factors on pest-outbreak frequency by theoretical derivations and numerical simulations; the results have directive significance in the design of an optimal control strategy for the department of ecological agriculture.

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