Farmers' choice of strategy in the management of melon fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae)

Issue Date

10-2003

Abstract

Thirty-two ampalaya growers in five barangays of Tanauan City (Batangas) and Liliw (Laguna) were interviewed on the management strategies they use against the melon fruit fly. Bagging is widely practiced in the four barangays of Tanauan and Calamba while farmers in barangay Novaliches, Liliw depend solely on the use of insecticides. The labor and time required by the different fruit fly management methods and the type of trellise materials used determine a farmer's choice of the method he would use.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

17

Issue

2

Page

193

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; INSECTA; PLANT PESTS; PEST MANAGEMENT

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