Biointensive Integrated Pest Management for Horticultural Crops

Invertebrate pest control within both agricultural and horticultural production systems continues to present many challenges. Over the past decades the commonly used method for pest control has been the direct application of chemical products. However, in response to environmental, economic, and other problems associated with the over-reliance on chemical insecticides there has been an increasing drive towards the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches. Many IPM strategies are now well developed under protected environments. However, within the open field in many situations targeted success is yet to be achieved. This special issue will seek to showcase original articles and reviews by leading research entomologists and associated experts. Articles presented will focus on the development and implementation of IPM strategies against various major arable and horticultural invertebrate pests (both indigenous and invasive species).

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Insect net: a novel technology to promote integrated pest management on horticultural crops in Africa

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2018.1225.5 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 43-52

Author(s):

T. Martin ◽

M. Saidi ◽

S. Niassy ◽

S. Simon ◽

F. Vidogbena ◽

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Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Horticultural Crops ◽

Novel Technology

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Impact of integrated pest management on food and horticultural crops in Africa

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata ◽

10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00744.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 128 (3) ◽

pp. 355-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

F. E. Nwilene ◽

K. F. Nwanze ◽

A. Youdeowei

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Horticultural Crops

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Electron investigations of rhabdovirus-like particles in mexican bean beetles and crickets

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100082753 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 378-379

Author(s):

J. R. Adams ◽

G. J Tompkins ◽

A. M. Heimpel ◽

E. Dougherty

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Management Program ◽

Acheta Domesticus ◽

Epilachna Varivestis ◽

House Cricket ◽

Similar Morphology ◽

Bean Beetle

As part of a continual search for potential pathogens of insects for use in biological control or on an integrated pest management program, two bacilliform virus-like particles (VLP) of similar morphology have been found in the Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis Mulsant and the house cricket, Acheta domesticus (L. ).Tissues of diseased larvae and adults of E. varivestis and all developmental stages of A. domesticus were fixed according to procedures previously described. While the bean beetles displayed no external symptoms, the diseased crickets displayed a twitching and shaking of the metathoracic legs and a lowered rate of activity.Examinations of larvae and adult Mexican bean beetles collected in the field in 1976 and 1977 in Maryland and field collected specimens brought into the lab in the fall and reared through several generations revealed that specimens from each collection contained vesicles in the cytoplasm of the midgut filled with hundreds of these VLP's which were enveloped and measured approximately 16-25 nm x 55-110 nm, the shorter VLP's generally having the greater width (Fig. 1).

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