Effect of plant diversification on pest abundance and tomato yields in two cropping systems in Burkina Faso: farmer practices and integrated pest management

This paper discusses the development and implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for broadacre cropping in Victoria, Australia, with reference to other crops and also the levels of adoption of IPM in Australia and overseas. Levels and rates of adoption are mostly low but with some exceptions. The reasons for differing levels of adoption include the failure of strategies to successfully deal with all pests, the lack of motivation to change to using IPM given current successful pesticide-based controls, and the poor availability of IPM advisors in the field. This paper outlines how IPM strategies for wheat, barley and canola crops were developed and implemented using a collaborative approach between farmers, agronomists and entomologists. It was found that although there were no existing specific IPM strategies for the crops grown in the region of south-eastern Australia, there was sufficient information for farmers to start using an IPM approach. This paper gives a case study of implementing change to IPM from conventional pesticide spraying, including the development of a course in IPM for growers and agronomists. It focuses on the process of changing practices and information transfer rather than on entomological details.

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Integrated Pest Management of Insects, Plant Pathogens, and Weeds in Dryland Cropping Systems of the Great Plains

jpa ◽

10.2134/jpa1996.0200 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 200-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Thomas o. Holtzer ◽

Randy L. Anderson ◽

Marcia P. McMullen ◽

Frank B. Peairs

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Great Plains ◽

Plant Pathogens ◽

Cropping Systems

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Evaluating an insect pest management system in an irrigated rice environment

Insect Science and Its Application ◽

10.1017/s1742758400018373 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 93-101

Author(s):

D. Dakouo ◽

S. Nacro ◽

R. Post ◽

Y. Traoré ◽

S. Nokoe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management System ◽

Insect Pest ◽

Insect Damage ◽

Insect Pest Management ◽

Irrigated Rice ◽

Considerable Advantage ◽

Application Methods

AbstractThe efficiency and profitability of an integrated pest management system consisting of a phytosanitary survey and threshold interventions (based on levels of insect damage) was tested at the Vallée du Kou irrigated rice scheme in Burkina Faso, for two consecutive crop seasons in 1987. There was a considerable advantage in cost, number of insecticidal applications and yield of a threshold intervention-based system over arbitrary or routine insecticidal application methods. The proposed method is considered to be environmentally friendly.

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Diversity of methodologies to experiment Integrated Pest Management in arable cropping systems: Analysis and reflections based on a European network

European Journal of Agronomy ◽

10.1016/j.eja.2016.09.012 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 83 ◽

pp. 86-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Martin Lechenet ◽

Violaine Deytieux ◽

Daniele Antichi ◽

Jean-Noël Aubertot ◽

Paolo Bàrberi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Systems Analysis ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

European Network

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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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