Integrating cultural management methods with insect pest management approaches in eggplant production: an assessment

Issue Date

10-2011

Abstract

The effectiveness of the use of plastic mulch in combination with promising insect pest control methods (sanitation, release of predatory earwig and need-based insecticide application) was compared with that of the usual farmers' practice of weekly insecticide application. The experiment was conducted during the wet season trial from July 2010 to November 2010 in Barangay Lamot II, Calauan, Laguna to compare the population build up of the dominant insect pests, disease incidence, fruit quality and yield. Results showed significantly lower population of leafhoppers, flea beetle and shoot borer damage on plants with plastic mulch than on those sprayed weekly with synthetic insecticide. Although slightly higher yield was obtained from plants with plastic mulch, damage on fruits caused by L. orbonalis did not significantly differ from that on plants sprayed weekly with insecticide. However, damage due to whiteflies and mites was relatively higher on eggplant with plastic mulch. Bacterial wilt incidence did not differ between the two treatments which was about 60% in both plots.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

25

Issue

2

Page

208-209

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

EGGPLANTS; PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; CULTURAL PEST CONTROL; CULTURAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE

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