The IPM CRSP Funded by USAID

Sixth 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

Executive Summary

Africa

Mali Africa Site Year 6 Research Program Overview

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

Identification of Potential Biological Control, Targeted Insecticide Application, and Use of Neem for Control of the Insect Complex on Hibiscus

Solarization, Compost and Biocontrol Measures for Seedling Diseases of Green Bean

Innovative Technologies for Striga Management

Assessment of Pests, Pesticide Usage, and Pesticide Residues on Green Beans, Hibiscus, and Tomato

Economic Analysis of Insect Control Trials on Green Beans

Gender Issues of IPM Technologies Use and Adoption

Regionalization of IPM Technologies

IPM CRSP Africa Site in Uganda

An Assessment of the Occurrence and Management of Cowpea Diseases and Pests in Eastern Uganda

Effect of Plant Spacing and Host Genotype on Disease and Pest Occurrence on Groundnut in Uganda

Cercospora Xeae-Maydis Resistance and Stalk Strength of Selected Tropical Maize Lines Testcrossed to Corn Belt Testers

Disease Development and Progression in Commercial and Local Maize Varieties Under Monocropping and Intercropping System with Beans

Stem Borer Infestations on Maize and Establishment of Costa Flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Eastern Uganda

Management of Bean Fly (Ophiomyia SP) and Root Rots on Beans by Seed Dressing and Earthing-up During Weeding

On-Farm Post-Harvest Management of Bruchids in Bean and Cowpea

Development of an Integrated Striga Management Strategy for Small-scale Sorghum Farmers in Uganda

Developing IPM Systems for Tomato in Central and Eastern Uganda

Germplasm Evaluation for Tolerance to Bacteria Wilt in Highlands and Mid-elevations of Uganda

Economic Assessment of IPM CRSP Activities in Uganda

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

Baseline II Follow-up Survey of Farmer Pest Management Practices and IPM Technology Adoption and Diffusion

The Role of a Farmer-Implemented Pest Monitoring Program in the Implementation of On-Farm Maize Pest Management Research

Monitoring, Survey, and Assessment of Insect and Disease Incidence and Severity on Farmers' Fields

Striga Experiments: Integrated Striga Management (ISM) Trial and Evaluation of Sorghum Varieties for Striga Resistance 

Evaluation of Introduced Sorghum Varieties for Striga Resistance

Assessment of Advanced Sorghum Varieties for Disease and Insect Resistance

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

An Assessment of the Value and Importance of Quality Assurance Policies and Procedures to the Guatemalan Snow Pea Trade

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

Detection of Papaya Ringspot Potyvirus in Guatemalan Papaya Orchards

Development of IPM Techniques for the Control of Leaf Miners on Snow Peas

Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Entomophagous Nematodes for the Control of White Grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Broccoli Fields in Guatemala

Evaluation of Leaf Miner Hosts (Liriomyza huidobrensis) for Massive Breeding of the Ectoparasitoid Diglyphus sp.

Preference of Plutella xylostella for Oviposition and Development of Immature Stages in the Wild Crucifer (Brassica napus) and Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) var. Italica

Integrated Pest Management of White Fly in Tomato at El Progreso, Guatemala

Use of Plastic Mesh (antivirus clothing) for the Integrated Management of White Fly (Bemisia tabaci) in Tomato, El Progreso, Guatemala, 1997-1998

Evaluation of Fruit Scent Traps for Leaf Miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis) Management in Snow Pea (Pisum sativum)

Effect of Strip-Cropping on Yield and Leaf Miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis B.) Infestation in Snow Peas

Yield and Leaf Miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis B.) Infestation Levels in Eight Sugar Snap Pea Cultivars in Guatemala

Evaluation of Snow Pea (Pisum sativum) Cultivars as related to Yield and Leaf Miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis) Infestation

Yield and Leaf Miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis) Infestation in Four Long-cycle Snow Pea (Pisum sativum) Cultivars

Compilation of Ancestral Knowledge among the Quiche and Cackchiquel Ethnic Groups Quiche and Cackchiquel, on the Ecological Management of Agricultural Pests in the Departments of Chimaltenango, Quiche and Totonicapan in Guatemala

Overview of South American Site in Ecuador

Development of IPM Programs for Plantain Systems in Ecuador

Survey of the Incidence and Importance of Potato Diseases in Ecuador

Development of IPM Alternatives for Major Potato Pests in Ecuador

Development of Potato Varieties with Long Lasting Horizontal or Multigenic Resistance to Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans)

Verification and Evaluation of Efficiency and Profitability of Chemical Control Strategies of Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) in Susceptible Potato Varieties at Two Areas of the Ecuadorian Highland

Biorational Control of the Andean Potato Weevil, Premnotrypes vorax (Hustache)

Biological Control of the Central American Tuber Moth, Tecia solanivora Povolny with Baculovirus and Bacillus thuringiensis in Storage for Seed

Diagnosis and Etiology of Babaco Diseases in Ecuador

Babaco Vascular Wilt: diagnosis, etiology and its association with Meloidogyne incognita in Ecuador

Chemical control of Fusarium oxysporum in Babaco in Ecuador  

Control Strategies for the Two Spotted Spider Mite, Tetranchus urticae Kork, in babaco, Carica pentagona Heilbornni, in Pichincha-Ecuador

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

Modeling Impacts of Changes in Pest Management Technologies

Overview for Caribbean Site in Jamaica

Integrated Pest Management of Pests Affecting Callaloo, Amaranthus sp.

Integrated Pest Management of Pests Affecting Hot Pepper, Capiscum chinense

IPM of Pests Affecting Sweetpotato, Ipmoea batatas

PESTICIDE USE, RESIDUES, and RESISTANCE

Monitoring Pesticide Residue Levels on Callaloo

SOCIAL AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT IPM ADOPTION

Policies Affecting Production Practices for Domestic Markets and Export Opportunities of Jamaican Vegetables

IPM CRSP Asia Site in the Philippines

Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Rice-Onion Systems

Potential of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for Spodoptera Control in Yellow Granex Onion

Effects of Rice Hull Burning and Deep Plowing on Soil-Borne Diseases and the Rice Toot Knot of Nematode in Rice-Onion Cropping Systems, with Supplemental Nematode Control Using Soil Amendments

Effects of Crop Rotation on Incidence of Pink Root Disease and Meloidogyne graminicola in Rice-Onion Cropping Systems

The Effectiveness of Trap Plants and Sex Pheromone Traps for Spodoptera litura Management

Field Evaluation of Damaged Fruit Removal as an Alternative to Insecticide Sprays for Control of Eggplant Shoot and Fruit Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)

Preliminary Study on Net Barrier for Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer Leucinodes orbonalis Management

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

Movement of Arthropod Predators

Biological Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens in Rice-Vegetable Systems

Characterization of Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) in Rainfed Rice-Onion Systems

Evaluation of the Feasibility of Bt Transgenic Eggplant Production for South Asia

Interaction Effects of Phoma terrestris, Fusarium spp. and Meloidogyne graminicola on Pink Root Bulb Rot Severity of Onion (Special Project)

Management of Bacterial Wilt Disease in Eggplant Using Genetic Resistance and Cultural Management

Economic Impacts of IPM Practices in the Rice-Vegetable System

Economic and Environmental Impacts of IPM Practices in the Rice-Vegetable System

Follow-up Baseline Survey

IPM CRSP Overview of Bangladesh Site in Asian Region

Baseline Survey of Existing Patterns of Vegetable Production and Pest Management Practices in Farmers' Fields

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

Varietal Screening for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit and Shoot Borer, and Root-Knot Nematode in Eggplant

Cultural Control of Aphid and Diamondback Moth in Cabbage

Comparison of Lures and Effectiveness of Mass Trapping for Cucurbit Fruit Flies Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)

Efficacy of Weed Control Methods in Cabbage

Efficacy of Weed Management Practices in Okra

Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Pathogens in Eggplant

Production of Healthy Bunching Onion (Allium fisturosum) Through Integrated Disease Management

Disease Management in Cucumber

IPM-CRSP Social Science Research Activities in Bangladesh

1-Measure Economic Impacts of Bangladesh
IPM-CRSP Research Activities

2- Pest Management Practice Adoption Study and the Price and Marketing Context of Pest Management Decisions in Vegetables

IPM CRSP Site Overview for Albania

Albania Baseline Survey

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