Project
Evaluation of Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Thrips Control in Uganda
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1999
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Uganda
Participants
Lead University:
Ohio State University
Other Partners:
Parwinder Grewal, Alfred Alumai (The Ohio State University); Sam Kyamanywa (Makerere University); Christine Akemo
(Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute)
Principal Investigator(s):
Parwinder Grewal, Alfred Alumai (The Ohio State University); Sam Kyamanywa (Makerere University); Christine Akemo
(Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Parwinder Grewal, Alfred Alumai (The Ohio State University); Sam Kyamanywa (Makerere University); Christine Akemo
(Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute)
Overview
Thrips and other insect pests are serious pests of tomato and other crops in Uganda. A trial was conducted in the summer of 2003 to evaluate insect parasitic nematodes as a possible control alternative to insecticides for thrip management. There were three treatments with three replicates per treatment: a nematode treatment (at a rate of 2.5 billion/ha), cypermethrin (5% EC, 2g/20L), and a control. There was no significant (P>0.05) variation in thrip populations among the treatments 2 weeks after treatment. Data after 4 weeks are not yet available. Insect parasitic nematodes were also isolated from various agricultural fields in Uganda for use as biological control agents for insect pests.
Objectives
The objectives of this study was to develop a biological control alternative to manage thrips on tomato, and to isolate native insect parasitic nematodes from Uganda for use against soil-dwelling life stages of insect pests on tomato and other crops
Outcomes
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