Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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

This study examined how harvests can be timed to maximize increasing yield and minimize olive fruit fly infestation. By selecting the optimal time to maximize yield […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Organic Methods of Vegetation Management and Olive Insect Control

The absence of alternatives to insecticides in controlling the olive moth can leave farmers with no option but to use insecticides. This research on a microbial […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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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

This project investigated the effects of pruning (non-pruned, light pruning and heavy pruning) olive trees on the trees’ vegetative growth. Researchers also conducted a study applying […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Pheromone-Based IPM in Olive and Effects on Non-Target Species

This project evaluated the ”Attract and Kill” method, an improved form of mass trapping, was in several olive groves to control olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Development of Transgenic Bt-Eggplant Resistant to Shoot and Fruit Borer (FSB) in the Philippines

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  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Economic and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of IPM and of Non-traditional Crop Production Strategies on Small Farm Households in Guatemala

Farmers have been producing targeted crops for twenty years in the research communities. Their willingness to invest labor and other resources in IPM is tied to […]

Trade Development in NTAE Crops: Guatemala’s Future Market Competitiveness and Sustainability

Guatemala has established an ever-increasing presence in the non-traditional agricultural exports (NTAE) sector in the international marketplace during the last decade. Guatemala’s total NTAE revenues have […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Evaluation of Baculovirus Sprayings for the Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Broccoli, Guatemala, 1997

This study focused on determining the effectiveness of baculovirus sprays as control agents against Plutella xylostella and other common lepidopteran pests of broccoli. The baculovirus strain […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Entomophagous Nematodes for the Control of White Grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Broccoli Fields in Guatemala

From July to November 1997 two test sites were established in Chimaltenango and Jalapa with the objective of determining which isolates and/or commercial products based in […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Identification of White Grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Genera and Species that Cause Damage in Broccoli, Guatemala, 1997

In Guatemala white grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) causes serious losses in traditional and non-traditional crops. Farmers and exporting companies alike complain about the many losses caused by […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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