The IPM CRSP Funded by USAID

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

1994 - 95
(29 Setember 1994 - 28 September 1995)

The IPM CRSP is funded in part by the United States Agency for International Development under Grant No. LAG-4196-G-00-3053-00

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Latin America
Caribbean
Africa
Asia
Training

INTRODUCTION

LATIN AMERICA

Latin America Region Annual Report

AGRILAB

Effects of Strip-Cropping on Insect Pests, Diseases, and Yield of Broccoli at Two Guatemalan Highland Locations

Assessment of Insect Pests and Diseases Found in Bramble Plantations in Guatemala

ALTERTEC

Determine the Influence of Weeds on Insects, Diseases, and Natural Enemies in Vegetable and Fruit Crops

Document Traditional Knowledge and Practices Related to Pest Management on Vegetable and Fruit Crops

ICTA

Estimates of the Insect Pests, Diseases and the Presence of Natural Enemies on Snowpea Crops

Pest Management Diagnostic on Broccoli and Snowpea Crops

Evaluation of Oils and Detergents to Control of Aphids in Broccoli

Evaluation of Chemical Pesticides with "EPA" Registration for the Control of Aphids on Broccoli Crop

Evaluation of Commerical Products Based on Bacillus thuringiensis for the Control of Lepidoptera on Broccoli

Organization and Active Incorporation of Tomato Growers Agrosocioeconomic Validation Process and the Transfer of Technology Generated by the Integrated Management of White Fly

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Gallina Ciega (Phyllophaga obsoleta, Phyllophaga rugipennis, Cyclocephala complanata, and Anomala spp.) Control in Broccoli and Corn in Guatemala

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Baseline Assessments of Non-Traditional Crop Exports and Development of Expansionary Export Strategies

Technical Support in Research Planning of IPM CRSP Guatemalan Activities in Pest Assessments, Pesticide Impacts, and Biological Control in Non-Traditional Export Vegetable Crops

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Pest Control and Soil Management in the Guatemalan Highlands: Understanding Traditional Mayan Agricultural Practices

CARIBBEAN

Caribbean Region Annual Report

CARDI

Spatial and Seasonal Dynamics of Pests and Natural Enemies of Callaloo, Amaranthus sp., Hot Peppers, and Sweet Potato, within Selected Communities in St. Mary, St. Catherine, and Clarendon

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Crop and Soil Residue and Insect Analyses

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

Establishment of Critical Nutrient Levels for Growth of Callaloo, Sweet and Hot Peppers in Two Ecological/Producation Areas

U.S. VEGETABLE LABORATORY

Integrated Pest Management Components for Vegetable Crops

VIRGINIA TECH

Information Systems for Participatory IPM Research and Scientist/Extension Specialist Interactions

Viruses and Other Diseases of Peppers in Jamaica

AFRICA

Africa Region Annual Report

MALI

VIRGINIA TECH

Literature Review and Secondary Data Analysis and Baseline Data Collection

Assessment of Storage Damage by Pests

VIRGINIA TECH AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Literature Review and Secondary Data Analysis and Evaluation of Blister Beetle Control Measures

INSTITUTE D'ECONOMIE RURALE (IER)

Preliminary Host Country Report on Socio-Economic, Entomology, and Striga Investigations in Mali

Striga Control in Sorghum and Millet 

UGANDA

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Development of Uganda IPM Activities

Development of Uganda IPM Research Program

Other IPM CRSP Activities in Africa

ASIA

Asia Region Annual Report

PHILRICE

Surveillance, Monitoring, and Control of Arthropods, Diseases, Weeds, and Natural Enemy Occurence in Rice Vegetable Systems and Other IPM CRSP Activities in the Philippines

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Overview of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Nematology Activities in the Philippines IPM CRSP Site

VIRGINIA TECH

Evaluate Economic, Social and Gender Impacts of Pest Management Alternatives; Document and Extend the Farmer Baseline Survey; Socio-Cultural Beliefs and Perceptions and Other Factors Affecting Pest Management Practices in the Vegetable Rice System

Document and Extend the Farmer Baseline Survey; Access policies, socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions, regulations, and other factors affecting pest management practices in the rice-vegetable system; Evaluate economic, social, and gender impacts of pest management alternatives

TRAINING

LIST OF ACRONYMS