Public-private partnership in managing onion armyworm outbreak in Nueva Ecija

Issue Date

10-2017

Abstract

Approximately 5,000 out of about 8000 hectares planted to onion in Nueva Ecija were heavily infested with army worms during the first quarter of 2016, an unprecedented outbreak. Bongabon, considered the onion capital of the Philippines incurred the most damaged at 2,938 hectares. The larvae skeletonized the leaves and the feeding reached down to the bulbs thereby reducing yield significantly. In April, 2016, the Department of Agriculture through RCPC III organized a forum in Nueva Ecija on armyworm management with entomologists from the NCPC – UPLB as lead lecturers. This forum was well-attended by local government units, agriculture officers/technicians, farmers and private companied involved in the onion industry. The highlight of the forum was a consensus from various stakeholders of the need to have an updated reference material to be used in region-wide farmer education campaign on armyworm integrated pest management (IPM). This paper discussed the different IPM strategies and struggles to manage armyworms during the past year up to the present planting season, highlighting the joint efforts by both the government and private agencies in helping our farmers manage armyworms in an integrated approach rather than complete dependence on agrochemicals.

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

31

Issue

2

Page

156

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

LARVAE; CATERPILLARS; INSECTA; LEAF EATING INSECTS; PEST INSECTS; PEST OF PLANTS; INFESTATION; PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST COTROL; FORUMS

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