Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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Developing IPM programs for naranjilla (Solanum quitoence) in Ecuador

This project focused on determining the efficacy of current integrated pest management methods for control of important pests and diseases in the main naranjilla varieties in […]

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Genetic Transformation of “Solo” and Native Type Papaya for Resistance to Papaya Ringspot Potyvirus

Papayas represent a major potential export crop for Guatemala to the US, especially the export of Hawaiian-type “Solo” papayas which, when eaten fresh, have high nutritional […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Caribbean Site in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados

The work plan 2002-2003 (Year 10) continued the focus on consolidation of developmental work and wider dissemination of developed technologies. IPM CRSP has been a catalyst […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Integrated Pest Management of Major Pests affecting Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas, in the Caribbean

Sweetpotato weevils, sweetpotato leaf beetles, and the WDS soil insect complex significantly reduce sweetpotato production in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. This project sought […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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An IPM Strategy to Combat the Gall Midge Complex Affecting Hot Pepper

This project addressed constraints faced by hot pepper farmers including the ability to use field management practices to avoid the US-imposed mandatory fumigation requirement for fresh […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Efficacy of Phosphine Gas in Treatment of Gall Midge on Hot Peppers

Hot peppers were fumigated as a postharvest treatment against gall midges and citrus midge, pests of the hot pepper in Jamaica. The infestation of gall midges […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Development of Eggplant Hybrids Resistant to Bacterial Wilt, Fruit & Shoot Borer and Root-knot Nematode

The cultivated eggplant varieties in Bangladesh are susceptible to fruit and shoot borer, bacterial wilt disease, and root-knot nematode, which are the most important pests of […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Screening of Okra Germplasm against Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV)

The cultivated varieties of okra, which is a major and popular summer vegetable in Bangladesh, are highly susceptible to YVMV. Farmers use a variety of pesticides […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Assessment of Virus Infestation at Different Stages of Okra Plants

Vectors usually attack the young okra plants at the vegetative stage for virus transmission. Frequent use of highly poisonous pesticides by the farmers, without recognizing the […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Development of Integrated Management Package For the Control of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB)

Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB) of eggplant is a difficult pest to control with the use of unilateral control measures. Presently, the farmers’ practice of indiscriminate […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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