scholarly journals Farmers' Knowledge of Integrated Pest Management Techniques of Sugar Beet Crop in Some Villages in El - Minia Governorate

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Adham Zaky Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Sugar Beet Crop

scholarly journals Future of Insecticide Seed Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8792
Author(s):  
Milorad Vojvodić ◽  
Renata Bažok
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Seed Treatment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Protective Measure ◽  
Lower Amount ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Good Efficacy ◽  
Active Substances

Seed treatment as a method of local application of pesticides in precise agriculture reduces the amount of pesticides used per unit area and is considered to be the safest, cheapest and most ecologically acceptable method of protecting seeds and young plants from pests in the early stages of their development. With the introduction of insecticides from the neonicotinoid group in the mid-1990s, the frequency of seed treatment increased. Due to suspected negative effects on pollinators, most of these insecticides are banned in the European Union. The ban has therefore led to a reduction in the number of active substances approved for seed treatment and to an increased re-use of active substances from the group of pyrethroids as well as other organophosphorus insecticides, which pose potentially very serious risks, perhaps even greater than those of the banned neonicotinoids. The objective of this review is to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of seed treatment and the potential role of insecticide seed treatment in reducing the negative impact of pesticides on the environment. The main disadvantage of this method is that it has been widely accepted and has become a prophylactic protective measure applied to almost all fields. This is contrary to the principles of integrated pest management and leads to an increased input of insecticides into the environment, by treating a larger number of hectares with a lower amount of active ingredient, and a negative impact on beneficial entomofauna. In addition, studies show that due to the prophylactic approach, the economic and technical justification of this method is often questionable. Extremely important for a quality implementation are the correct processing and implementation of the treatment procedure as well as the selection of appropriate insecticides, which have proven to be problematic in the case of neonicotinoids. The ban on neonicotinoids and the withdrawal of seed treatments in oilseed rape and sugar beet has led to increased problems with a range of pests affecting these crops at an early stage of growth. The results of the present studies indicate good efficacy of active ingredients belonging to the group of anthranilic diamides, cyantraniliprole and chlorantraniliprole in the treatment of maize, soybean, sugar beet and rice seeds on pests of the above-ground part of the plant, but not on wireworms. Good efficacy in controlling wireworms in maize is shown by an insecticide in the naturalites group, spinosad, but it is currently used to treat seeds of vegetable crops, mainly onions, to control onion flies and flies on other vegetable crops. Seed treatment as a method only fits in with the principles of integrated pest management when treated seeds are sown on land where there is a positive prognosis for pest infestation.

The Diffusion of Integrated Pest Management Techniques

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo ◽  
Alan Kackmeister
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Management Techniques

scholarly journals Adoption of Olive Farmers to the Integrated Pest Management Techniques in the Syrian Coastal Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Lamis Sakr ◽  
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Mohamad Jaber Al Abdallah ◽  
Abdel Nabi Bashir ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Euphyllura Olivina ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Syrian Coast

Sakr, L.M., M.J. Al-Abdallah and A.N.M. Bashir. 2021. Adoption of Olive Farmers to the Integrated Pest Management Techniques in the Syrian Coastal Region. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 39(1): 69-78. A survey was conducted to investigate adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) approaches by olive farmers, through determining their knowledge about the most important olive pests in the Syrian Coastal Area, and the relationship between growers’ personal traits and their adoption of IPM approaches. This evaluation was carried out in 42 villages in Tartus and Lattakia governorates along the Syrian coast in 2017 and 2018 growing seasons. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with a random sample of 420 olive growers by using a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study. Collected data on frequencies, percentages, averages, standard deviations, relative importance index, in addition to correlation coefficients, were used for data analysis. Results showed that: the Spilocaea oleagina (Cast.), Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), Prays oleae (Bernard) and Euphyllura olivina (Costa) were the most prevalent pests in the researched area, whereas Margaronia unionalis (Hubner), Leveillula taurica (Lév.), and Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (Bernard) were less common. Almost 57.78 and 32.8% of farmers had medium level of IPM adoption in Tartus and Lattakia governorates, respectively. Positive significant correlation was found between adoption levels and each of degree of participation in extension activities and knowledge levels, whereas negative significant correlation was found between adoption levels and each of land property fragmentation and constraints of IPM implementation. Based on this findings it can be concluded that extension activities need to be intensified and more emphasis should be placed on training programs to improve growers’ knowledge and adoption of the concepts and applications of IPM practices. Keywords: Integrated pest management, olive growers, Syrian coast, knowledge diffusion level, adoption.

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