Τemporal Variation in Pesticide Residues in Citrus Fruits from Chios, Greece, before and after the Development of an Integrated Pest Management Strategy (IPMS): A Five-Year Study (LIFE13 ENV GR/000414)

The temporal variation in pesticide residues in Kampos, of Chios Island, in Greece, was determined between June 2014 and October 2019. Monitoring of residues took place before and after the development of an Integrated Pest Management Strategy (IPMS) for the sustainable control of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) based on mass trapping with the non-toxic and environmentally friendly attractant Biodelear. A total of 1252 samples of citrus fruits, collected from 12 experimental citrus orchards, were analyzed for the presence of 353 active substances and metabolites of pesticides. A modified QuEChERS method and sensitive chromatographic techniques were used. During preparatory monitoring for the project, the most frequently detected pesticides were the insecticides chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin and spirotetramat; the fungicides propamocarb, dimethomorph and mepanipyrim; and the synergist piperonyl butoxide. The implementation of the IPMS to address medfly resulted in a dramatic reduction in the pesticides detected in citrus fruits during confirmatory monitoring, with no detectable residues—which may cause serious problems to human health—in any of the samples analyzed at the end of the project, thus enhancing consumer safety.

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Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions on fruit flies and willingness to pay for a fruit fly integrated pest management strategy in Gamo Gofa zone, Ethiopia

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability ◽

10.1080/14735903.2021.1898178 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Beatrice W. Muriithi ◽

Nancy Gathogo ◽

Ivan Rwomushana ◽

Gracious Diiro ◽

Samira Mohamed Faris ◽

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Keyword(s):

Willingness To Pay ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Gamo Gofa

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Semiochemical-based integrated pest management of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in British Columbia’s forest industry: implemented in 1982 and still running

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/tce.2020.47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 153 (1) ◽

pp. 79-90

Author(s):

John H. Borden ◽

Eveline Stokkink

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Programme ◽

Early Years ◽

Cost Ratio ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Trypodendron Lineatum ◽

Ambrosia Beetles ◽

Tolerable Level

AbstractThree species of ambrosia beetles (Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier), Gnathotrichus sulcatus (LeConte), and G. retusus (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)) have been estimated to cause annual losses of $95–$189 million in degrade of logs and lumber on the British Columbia coast, in Canada. A consultant-run semiochemical-based integrated pest management programme was implemented in 1982 against these beetles, following fulfilment of four prerequisites: (1) presence of receptive potential clients, (2) availability of semiochemical lures, (3) invention of an operational trap, and (4) proof of concept of mass trapping technology. The programme is based on two broad strategies: maintain the problem at a tolerable level and, if necessary, reduce the problem to a tolerable level. One measure of effectiveness over 12 years of mass trapping at a dryland sort near Sooke, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was 16.4 million beetles trapped and an estimated five to one benefit-to-cost ratio. Despite success, several factors have conspired to reduce the programme from 50 sites serviced in early years to 7 in 2018. Timber companies in British Columbia are currently showing renewed interest and are taking steps to incorporate the integrated pest management programme as a formal component of their overall operations.

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Fruit Fly Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management in Dragon Fruit in Binh Thuan Province, Viet Nam

Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests ◽

10.1201/9780429355738-32 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 343-347

Author(s):

Nguyen T.T. Hien ◽

Vu T.T. Trang ◽

Vu V. Thanh ◽

Ha K. Lien ◽

Dang Đ. Thang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Viet Nam ◽

Dragon Fruit

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Demonstrating an integrated pest management strategy in forage- and seed-brassica crops using a collaborative approach

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2018.71.118 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 112-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Abie Horrocks ◽

Paul A. Horne ◽

Melanie M. Davidson

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Management Practices ◽

Collaborative Approach ◽

Biological Control Agents ◽

Brassica Crops ◽

Starting Point ◽

Management Approaches

An integrated pest management (IPM) strategy was compared with farmers’ conventional pest management practices on twelve spring- and autumn-sown seed and forage brassica crops. Demonstration trials were conducted in Canterbury from spring 2015 to autumn 2017 by splitting farmers’ paddocks in half and applying the two management approaches side by side. A farmer participatory approach was used, with management decisions based on monitoring pests and biological-control agents. Farmer and adviser training with a focus on monitoring and identification was carried out. Biological-control agents capable of contributing to pest control were identified in all brassica crops. There was a 35% reduction in the number of insecticides applied under IPM compared with conventional management, negligible crop yield differences, and the type of insecticides applied was different. IPM adoption at these farms was high by the end of the 3-year project with 11 of the 12 farmers implementing IPM across 90—100% of their brassica crops. This project was a starting point for an industry-wide change of practice to IPM, which has become more widespread since its completion.

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A volatile compound 2undecanone increases walking but not flying tomato potato psyllid movement toward an odour source

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2014.67.5750 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 184-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M.M. Davidson ◽

R.C. Butler ◽

N.M. Taylor ◽

M-C. Nielsen ◽

C.E. Sansom ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

North America ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Volatile Compound ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Potato Psyllid ◽

Bactericera Cockerelli ◽

Odour Source ◽

Important Pest

Bactericera cockerelli (tomato potato psyllid; TPP) is an important pest of solanaceous crops in New Zealand and North America A volatile compound that alters the behaviour of TPP could be developed into a component of an integrated pest management strategy for solanaceous crops One compound 2undecanone was found to increase the percentages of female and male TPP (65 P

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Improving Ceratitis capitata control through the mass trapping technique in an IPM programme on apricots in Tunisia

Plant Protection Science ◽

10.17221/13/2021-pps ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed Elimem

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Conventional Approach ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Organophosphate Pesticide ◽

New Techniques ◽

Damage Rate ◽

Fruit Damage

New techniques for Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) control are being studied and developed to replace traditional organophosphate pesticide applications. A mass trapping strategy offers promising medfly control within integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. Field assays were performed to study the efficacy of two mass trapping techniques based on PheroNorm® and Ceratrap® lures that were compared to a conventional approach to control the medfly in Tunisian apricot orchards. The results showed that both mass trapping techniques had a similar efficiency in reducing the C. capitata population. The degrees Brix in the fruits was a determinant issue since the initial apricot fruit damage was detected at 6.4%. At harvesting, the lowest fruit damage rate was recorded in the PheroNorm® (4.25%) and Ceratrap® (6.50%) treated orchards, compared with the conventional approach (10.75%). Therefore, the use of 50 PheroNorm® and Ceratrap® traps per ha density within an IPM approach may be very useful to control the C. capitata populations in apricot orchards.

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Trap cropping, planting date, and cowpea variety as potential elements of an integrated pest management strategy for Lygus hesperus in blackeyed cowpea

Crop Protection ◽

10.1016/j.cropro.2008.05.002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 27 (10) ◽

pp. 1343-1353 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

T.A. Bensen ◽

S.R. Temple

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Planting Date ◽

Lygus Hesperus ◽

Trap Cropping ◽

Cowpea Variety

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Organochlorine and Organophosphonis Pesticide Residues in Food from Egyptian Local Markets

Journal of AOAC International ◽

10.1093/jaoac/79.4.949 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 79 (4) ◽

pp. 949-952 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Salwa M Dogheim ◽

Sohair A Gad Alla ◽

Sami M A El-Syes ◽

Monir M Almaz ◽

Emel Y Salama

Keyword(s):

Pesticide Residues ◽

Organophosphorus Pesticides ◽

Organophosphorus Pesticide ◽

Storage Period ◽

Citrus Fruits ◽

Fish Samples ◽

Maximum Residue Limits ◽

Before And After ◽

Repeated Use ◽

Agricultural Use

Abstract A market basket survey was conducted to monitor organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticide residues in potatoes, citrus fruits, and fish collected from local Egyptian markets. Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues for γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in potatoes were exceeded in 8 samples and for DDT in 2 samples. The aging of HCH and DDT indicated a recent use of both pesticides during the potato storage period between cultivation seasons. However, such use is illegal because HCH mixture isomers (gammaxane) and DDT have been officially prohibited from agricultural use in Egypt since 1980. The highest residue levels of fenitrothion (3.8 ppm) in potatoes may be due to its repeated use before and after harvest. No organochlorine pesticide residues were found in citrus fruits. None of the detected organophosphorus pesticides exceeded their MRLs. HCH and DDT residue limits were exceeded in 5 and 7 fish samples, respectively, collected from 12 markets throughout the country. The heptachlor MRL was violated in only one fish sample (3.9 ppm).

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