The IPM CRSP Funded by USAID

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

Contact Address for the Management Entity:
IPM CRSP
Office of International Research, Education, and Development
1060 Litton Reaves Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0334

Phone: (540) 231-3516
Fax: (540) 231-3519
E-mail: ipm-dir@vt.edu

Philippines

Overview of the Southeast Asian Site in the Philippines

Papers

• Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Rice-Onion Systems

• Parasitoid Abundance, Incidence of Larval Parasitism, and Effect of Trap Color on Attraction to the Onion Leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess)

• Influence of Host Resistance and Grafting on the Incidence of Bacterial Wilt of Eggplant

• Combined Resistance of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) to Leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida) and the Eggplant Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee)

• Management of the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenee): Evaluation of Farmers's Indegenous Practices

• Management of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) (Penzig) Penzig and Sacc., a Disease of Increasing Importance in Onion

• Management of Spodoptera litura (F.) and S. exigua (Hubner) in Onion Mass Trapping and Timing of Interventions in Farmers' Fields

• Effect of Defoliation at Different Crop Ages on Yield of Onion

• Biological Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens Using Trichoderma spp.in Rice-Vegetable Systems

• Management of Soil Borne Diseases of Onion with Selected Biological Control Agents and Soil Amendments
  

• Development of Transgenic Bt-Eggplant Resistant to Shoot and Fruit Borer (FSB) in the Philippines

• IPM Technology Transfer and Feedback

• Village Level Integration of Alternative Integrated Pest Management in Rice Onion Cropping System

• Effect of Nitrogen on Bulb Rot Incidence in Onion During Storage

• Social Impact Assessment of Using Sex Pheromone as a Monitoring Tool for Management of Spodoptera Species in Onions

• Efficacy of Spoladea recurvalis as Biological Control Agent Against Trianthema portulacastrum Linn
  

• Economic Impacts of IPM Practices in Rice-Vegetable Systems
  
  
  

Bangladesh

Overview of the South Asian Site in Bangladesh

Papers

• Survey of Infestation Level of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, on Different Vegetable Crops

• Survey of Bean Pod Borer (Maruca testulalis), Whitefly and Aphids and their Natural Enemies on Coutry Bean (Lablab purpureus)

• Varietal Screening of Eggplant for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB), Leafhopper (jassids) and Root-knot Nematode(RKN) and of Tomato Resistance to BW ,Virus Disease and RKN

• Pilot Production of Grafted Eggplant at Intensive Growing Areas (Jessore and Sripur) and Training of Farmers

• On-farm Demonstration of Tomato Grafting for Bacterial Wilt Control

• Development of Eggplant Hybrids Resistant to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit & Shoot Borer and Root-knot Nematode

• Evaluation of Selected Pumpkin Lines against Virus Diseases

• Screening of Okra Germplasm against Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV)

• On-farm Demonstration on Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Cabbage Using an Integrated Approach

• Assessment of Virus Infestation at Different Stages of Okra Plants

• Off-season Vegetable Production under Integrated Pest Management

• Host Preference of Cucurbit Fruit Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, and its management in Bitter Gourd and Sweet Gourd by Using Pheromone and Indigenous Bait Traps

• Development of Integrated Mangement Package For the Control of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB)

• Integrated Management of Soil-borne Diseases and Weeds in Tomato

• On-farm Demonstration for Management of Soil-borne Diseases in Tomato and Eggplant

• Studies on Egg Parasitoid, Trichrogramma chilonis, for Control of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer

• Diffusion of IPM Technologies of Vegetables in Selected Areas of Bangladesh
  

Overview of the West African Site in Mali

Papers

• Integrated Weed Control Strategies for Tomato and Green Bean Production

• Identification and Management of Tomato Diseases

• Dissemination of IPM Packages

• Evaluation of Farmer Field Schools for Dissemination of IPM Practices

• Strengthening Stakeholder Relations

• Economic(Patial Budget) Analysis of IPM Packages

• Technical Support for the Environment Quality Laboratory and Pesticide Safety Education for Farmers

• Innovative Technologies for Striga Management

• Uganda

Overview of the East Africa Site in Uganda

Papers

• Effectiveness of Predators and Parasitoids of Insect Pests on Cowpea

• Influence of Participation in Farmer Field Schools on Adoption of Cowpea Specific Technologies

• Agronomic Evaluation of Local and Improved Cowpea Lines in Uganda

• Field Management of Cowpea Bruchids Using Pheromone Traps

• Integrated Field Management of Cowpea Field and Storage Pests Using Selected Synthetic and Botanical Pesticides

• Impact of Predators and Parasitoids of Major Insect Pests on Groundnut

• Scaling-out Dissemination and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Package for Groundnut Production in Eastern Uganda

• Integrated Management of Insect Pests Groundnut: Determination of Economic Injury Levels and Action Threshold for Thrips on Groundnuts

• Integrated Disease and Pest Management Strategies for Maize in Uganda

• Establishment of Cotesia flavipes, a Parasitoid of the Stalk Borer Chilo partellus, in Selected Districts in Uganda

• Controlling Termite and Stem Borer Damage on Maize by Intercropping and Use of Fish-based Baits to Attract Predatory Ants

• Development of Novel Options for Striga Management for Smallholder Sorghum Farmers in Uganda

• Evaluation of Management Practices on Incidence of Late Blight on Tomatoes

• An Alternative Approach to Increase Tomato Production by Reducing Incidence of Bacterial Wilt through Grafting

• Evaluation of Tomato Varieties for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt

• Evaluation of Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Thrips Control in Uganda

• Dithiocarbamate Fungicide Residues in Ugandan Tomato Fruits and their Effects on Postharvest Quality

• Harvest and Postharvest Practices of Maize Related to Mould and Mycotoxin Contamination in Mayuge District

• Effect of Splitting on Biology of C. maculatus, Quality Attributes and Marketability of Cowpea Seed

• Fungal Microflora Causing Maize Ear Rots in the Field in Uganda

• Economic Evaluation of Striga Management Options on Sorghum in Eastern Uganda

• Economic Evaluation of Field Management Practices of Podding Pests of Cowpeas on Bruchid Carryover in Storage

• Optimal Input Use Levels and Indicators of IPM Technology Uptake in Maize Production in Eastern Uganda

• Women’s Knowledge and Role in Crop and Pest Management Decision Making in Eastern Uganda

• IPM Information Development and Assessment of Extension Staff Knowledge of IPM

• Geographic Information Systems to Enhance IPM Collaborative Research in Uganda: Follow-up to Solidify GIS Knowledge and Skills

• Coffee Wilt Disease in Uganda Caused by a New Species in the Gibberella fujikuroi Complex

• Etiology and Epidemiology of Coffee Wilt Disease in Uganda
  

Ecuador

Overview of South America Site in Ecuador

Papers

• Cultural and biological alternatives for the control of the Central America Tuber Moth Tecia solanivora in the field and under storage

• Control of the Central American tuber moth (Tecia solanivora) in potato tubers under storage by means of sun exposure and Baculovirus application

• Development of Biocontrol methods for Premnotrypes vorax:
  New proposal for the integrated management of the Andean potato weevil,
  Premnotrypes vorax

• Developing IPM programs for naranjilla (Solanum quitoence) in Ecuador

• Reaction of members of the lasiocarpa section to infection by Fusarium oxysporum causing naranjilla vascular wilt in Ecuador

• Integrated pest management methodologies to control (Neoleucinodes elegantalis) “barrenador del fruto” in fruits of naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)

• Aphid population dynamics and its influence on epidemics of tree tomato viruses

• Development of IPM Programs for Plantain Systems in Ecuador

• Determine the efficiency of fungicide application based on a forecasting system for Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) in plantain

• Comparative studies on the development of Black Sigatoka on Banana (Musa AAA) and Plantain (Musa sp. AAB)

• IPM for Plantain/Coffee Agro forestry System in Northwestern Ecuador: A land use Alternative to Low-Quality Pasture Within a Fragile Agro-ecosystem

• Validation and Diffusion of Models for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Potato in Carchi and Bolívar, Ecuador

• Intrahousehold resource dynamics & adoption of pest management practices

• Developing Improved Management Strategies for Disease Caused by Phytophthora infestans in Solanaceous Crops Using Molecular Biological Tools
  
  

Guatemala and Honduras

Overview of Central American Site in Guatemala and Honduras

Papers

• An Assessment of the Impact of Import Detentions on the Competitiveness of Guatemalan Snow Peas in U.S. Markets

• Identification, Distribution and Epidemiology of Plant Virus Pathogens That Threaten Pepper/Tomato and Cucurbit Production in Honduras

• Molecular Identification of Viruses of Solanaceous and Cucurbit Crops in Honduras and Transgenic Resistance to Control Tomato Mosaic and Pepper Golden Mosaic Viruses in Tomato

• Genetic Transformation of "Solo" and Native Type Papaya for Resistance to Papaya Ringspot Potyvirus

• Improved IPM Production Strategies for Integration into Prototype
  Pre-inspection Programs in NTAE Crops.

• Evaluation of the Suppressive Effect of Seven Pesticides of Low Toxicity to Reduce the Damage Caused by Thrips (Thrips sp) in Snow Pea (Pisum sativum L.).

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

• Establishment of a Quality Control Pre-inspection Process in the Production and Export of Snow Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Guatemala

Overview of the Caribbean Site

Papers

• Determination of the best IPM strategy to manage the Lepidoptera complex on callaloo in two major agroecological zones and seasons in Jamaica

• Integrated Management of Pests Affecting Cruciferous Vegetables

• Integrated Pest Management of Major Pests affecting Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas, in the Caribbean

• Assessment of Virus Incidence in Superior Caribbean Sweetpotato Varieties

• Factors Influencing Broad Mite and Predator Populations on Hot Peppers, as Components of a Broad Mite Integrated Pest Management Program

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

• Monitoring and Analysis of Introduced Technologies

• Efficacy of Phosphine Gas in Treatment of Gall Midge on Hot Peppers

• Molecular Probes to Distinguish Gall Midge Species

• Monitoring Pesticide Residue Levels on Callaloo and Hot Pepper

• Socio-economic Studies in Trinidad and Barbados
  

Overview of the Eastern Europe Site in Albania

Papers

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



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

• Organic Methods of Vegetation Management and Olive Insect Control

• 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