The IPM CRSP Funded by USAID

Seventh Annual Report
of the Integrated Pest Management Collaborative
Research Support Program (IPM CRSP)

Table of Contents
Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia, Eastern European Site in Albania

Africa

Mali

Mali Africa Site Year 7 Research Program Overview

Abstracts

Targeted Insecticide Application, Yellow and Red Traps, Soap, and Neem for Control of the Insect Complex on Green Beans

Development of an Integrated Package for Management of Disease and Insect Pests on Green Beans

Targeted Insecticide Application and Use of Neem for Control of the Insect Complex on Hibiscus

Management of Seedling Diseases of Green Beans

Integrated Weed Control Strategy for Green Bean Production

Management of Insect Pests of Tomatoes

Developing of an Integrated Package for Management of Disease and Insect Pests on Tomatoes

Management of Whitefly and Aphid Transmitted Virus Diseases in the Tomato

Development of Analytical Methods for Pesticide Residues on Periurban Horticultural Crops and Slaughterhouse Meats and Initiation of Pesticide Safety Education Program

Linkages between IPM Field Research and Development of a Quality Assurance System (QAS)

Innovative Technologies for Striga Management

Regionalization of IPM Technologies

Uganda

Uganda Africa Site Year 7 Research Program Overview

Abstracts

On-Farm Studies to Verify Cowpea IPM Technologies in Eastern Uganda

Effect of Thrips (Megarulothrips sjosthedti ) Damage on Cowpea Yield in Eastern Uganda

Field Management of  Podding Pests and Bruchids of Cowpeas Using Botanical Insecticides

Survey of Predators and Parasitoids of Major Insect Pests of Cowpea

Integrated Management of Groundnut Insect Pests and Diseases

Field Survey for Groundnut Insect Pests and Diseases

Establishment of Cotesia flavipes, a Braconid Parasitoid of the Stalk Borer Chilo partellus, an Exotic Pest of Maize, Sorghum and Millet in Eastern Uganda.

Identification of Sources of Resistance to, and Spread of, Cercospora zeae-maydis on Maize in Uganda

Use of Protein and Sugar-Based Baits to Enhance Predatory Ant Activity and Reduce Termite Damage to Maize in Uganda

The Capacity of Celosia argentia  to Control Striga in Sorghum in Uganda

The Use of Crop Rotation in the Management of Striga  in Sorghum in Uganda

Aflatoxin Identification and Incidence in Maize and Groundnuts in Iganga and Kumi Districts of Uganda

Developing IPM Systems for Tomato Disease in Central Uganda

Integration of Plant Resistance and Minimum Fungicide Use for Management of Phytophthora infestans in Potato.

Economic Impact Assessment of IPM CRSP Activities in Uganda:A GIS Application

An Economic Assessment of IPM CRSP Strategies in the Control of Groundnut Diseases in Kumi District of Uganda.

Economic importance of Farm-Level Bruchid Control in Stored Dry Beans and Cowpeas in Iganga and Kumi Districts

An Economic Assessment of the Integrated Striga Management Strategy for Small-Scale Sorghum Farmers in Uganda.

Evaluation of IPM CRSP Activities on Farmers’ Knowledge and Awareness of IPM and Crop Specific Pest Management Knowledge

Ecuador

Ecuador Site Year 7 Research Program Overview

Abstracts

Project I. 1: Screening Potato Diseases in Central Ecuador

Project I.2:A Survey of the Major Diseases, Weeds, Nematodes and Insect Pests of four Andean Fruits and Determination of Current Pesticide Usage Patterns of these Crops (Babaco, Tree Tomato, Naranjilla and Blackberry)

Subproject I.2.1: Reaction of different Species of the Caricaceae Family to F. oxysporum, a causal agent of Babaco Vascular Wilt in Ecuador

Subproject I.2.2: Host Specificity of Fusarium oxysporum, Causal Agent of Babaco Vascular Wilt and Naranjilla Vascular Wilt

Subproject I.2.3:Strategies to control the mite Eotetranychus nr. deflexus, in babaco Carica pentagona, in greenhouses, in the province of Pichincha.

Project II.2: Biological Control of Major Insect Pest of Potatoes in Ecuador: The Andean Weevil Premnotrypes vorax and Central American Tuber Moth, Tecia solanivora

Subproject II.2.1: Evaluation of eight low toxicity insecticides to mammals to control Andean Potato Weevil, Premnotrypes vorax

Subproj.II. 2.2:Bio-control of Andean Weevil P. vorax under Field Conditions

Subproject II.2.3: Tecia solanivora Control in Stored Tubers with Baculovirus

Project II.3 Development of IPM Programs for Plantain Systems in Ecuador

Project II.4 Alternative Use of Weeds in the Region of Ecuadorian Highlands: Evaluation of the Use of Animal and Vegetative Matter in the Production of Compost for an Agrosystem.

Project II.5 : Plantain/Coffee Agroforestry Systems in Northwestern Ecuador: A Landuse Alternative to Low Quality Pasture.

III.1:Intrahousehold Resource Dynamics and Adoption of Pest Management Practices.

III.2:Modeling Impacts of Changes in Pest Management Technologies

I.3:Validation and Diffusion of Models for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Potato in the Provinces of Carchi and Bolivar, Ecuador.

Guatemala

Guatemala Site Year 7 Research Program Overview

Abstracts

Economic and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of Non-traditional Crop Production Strategies on Small Farm Households in Guatemala.

Food Safety and Market Development Implications.

Institutionalization of an IPM CRSP Quality Control Process in the Production and Export of Snow Peas (Pisum sativum L.) in Guatemala.

Plant Spacing Studies in Snow Peas and Sweet Peas in the Guatemalan Highlands.

Improved IPM Strategies in Snow Pea through Genotype Testing, Varietal Improvements, and more Efficient Production Practices.

Integrated Crop Management Evaluation for Broccoli in Guatemalan Highlands.

Search for Effective Alternatives to the Usage of Methyl Bromide in Broccoli and Tomatoes in Guatemala.

Use of Plastic Screen (antivectors) for the Management of Whitefly-geminivirus complex in Tomato, El Progreso, Guatemala, 1999.

Genetic Transformation of "Solo" Type Papaya for Resistance to Papaya Ringspot Potyvirus.

Identification of Viral and Rickettsial Infections in Papaya for Honduran Small-holders.

Jamaica

Overview for Caribbean Site in Jamaica

Abstracts

1.1 Integrated Pest Management of Pests Affecting Hot Pepper, Capsicum Chinense

1.2 Integrated Pest Management of Pests Affecting Callaloo, Amaranthus sp.

1.3 Integrated Pest Management of Major Pests Affecting Sweetpotato, Ipomoea Batatas, in the Caribbean

1.4: An IPM Strategy to Combat the Gall Midge Complex Affecting Hot Pepper

Monitoring Pesticide Residue Levels on Callaloo

Social Economic, Policy, and Production System Analyses

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Major Pests Affecting Sweetpotato in the Caribbean.

Geographic Information Systems Workshop (November 16-18, 1999).

Philippines

IPM CRSP Asia Site in the Philippines

Abstracts

Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Rice-Onion Systems

Evaluation of Pheromone Trap Catches as an Indicator for Timing of Interventions Against Spodoptera Species in Rice-Onion Systems

Bangladesh

IPM CRSP Asia Site in the Bangladesh

Abstracts

Monitoring of Crop Pests and Their Natural Enemies in Rice and Vegetables in Rice – Vegetable Cropping Systems

Germplasm Evaluation for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leafhopper (Jassid), and Root-knot Nematode in Eggplant

Varietal Screening for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt, Virus Disease,and Root-knot Nematode in Tomato

Evaluation of Grafting Compatibility of Cultivated Eggplant/Tomato Varieties on Different Solanum Rootstocks

Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Cabbage Using an Integrated Approach

Management of Cabbage Pests Using a Nylon Net Physical Barrier

Comparative Effectiveness of Various Sex Pheromone Dispensers and Mashed Sweet Gourd Bait Traps for Fruit Fly Control.

Crop Loss due to Weed Infestation and Efficacy of Different Weed Control Methods in Cabbage

Efficacy of Different Weed Control Methods in Okra.

Integrated Management of Soil-borne Pathogens in Eggplant and Cabbage.

Disease Management in Cucumber.

Production of Healthy Bunching Onion (Allium fistulosum)through Integrated Disease Management.

Rearing of a Trichogramma Egg Parasitoid and Laboratory Testing on Eggs of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis).

Measuring Economic Impacts of IPM CRSP Research Activities in Bangladesh.

Understanding the Price and Marketing Context of Pest Management Decisions in Vegetables.

Power Behind the Purdah: Women’s Status, Household Decision-Making Process and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Rural Bangladesh

IPM CRSP Site Overview for Albania

 Abstracts

Monitoring of Crop Pests and Their Natural Enemies in Olive Production Systems.

Effect of Harvest Timing on Olive Fly Infestation and Olive Oil Yields and Quality.

Vegetation Management.

Effect of Pruning on Olive Production, Infestation by Black Scale and the Incidence of Olive Knot and Timing of Copper Sprays to Control Leaf Spot and Olive Knot.

Pheromone-Based IPM in Olive and Effects on Non-Target Species.