Assessment of Virus Incidence in Superior Caribbean Sweetpotato Varieties
The goal of this project was to determine the status of Jamaican sweet potato varieties relative to natural infection with common sweetpotato viruses, using available technology […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Factors Influencing Broad Mite and Predator Populations on Hot Peppers, as Components of a Broad Mite Integrated Pest Management Program
The overall goal of this project was to use IPM to minimize the deleterious effects of pesticides on users, consumers and the environment while keeping crop […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Oregon State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
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
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Monitoring and Analysis of Introduced Technologies
Plant quarantine officers at the two major local ports Sangsters International Airport, Montego Bay and Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston were monitoring pest interception levels and […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
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
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Molecular Probes to Distinguish Gall Midge Species
This project sought to identify molecular markers of two gall midget pests impacting hot peppers in Jamaica. A complex of at least 2 species of gall […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Penn State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Monitoring Pesticide Residue Levels on Callaloo and Hot Pepper
This project sought to provide information that will guide Caribbean users on persistence of pesticides under comparable climatic conditions.
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Oregon State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Socio-economic Studies in Trinidad and Barbados
In Trinidad excessive chemical application among vegetable producers is widely practiced, chemical pest management policies did not exist, consumer markets demanded unblemished produce, and financially viable […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of California - Davis
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
South Asia Site in Bangladesh
IPM activities at the Bangladesh site were concentrated in four program areas during year 10, which was year 5 for Bangladesh. The first of these areas […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Penn State University
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Survey of Infestation Level of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, on Different Vegetable Crops
Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and other sucking insects have appeared to be serious problems on a number of vegetable crops and farmers are frequently applying insecticides on […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
