The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under Integrated Crop Management
Assessing the Impact of Integrated Pest Management Programme for Suppressing the Invasive Fruit Fly (Bactrocera invadens) on Mango in Mozambique
Abstract:
The invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera:
Tephritidae) is a devastating quarantine pest that continues to
threaten fruit and vegetable production in Mozambique. In
Mozambique, since its first detection in the Northern region, no
management measures have been implemented for it. The
potential impact of IPM measures for the fly that are based on
the use of baiting and male annihilation technique, use of fungal
based biopesticide (Metarhizium anisopliae) and orchard
sanitation with the Augmentorium were assessed. by The
population density in the test plot (with IPM strategies)was
much lower (93.5% population reduction) compared to that in
control plots. The results suggest that B. invadens population
can be effectively suppressed through a combination of
management measures in mango orchards. It is recommended
that the IPM strategy suggested in this study be exploited for a
large scale use in Mozambique.
La mouche invasive des fruits, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera:
Tephritidae) est un insecte ravageur de quarantaine qui continue
de menacer la production des fruits et des légumes au
Mozambique. Au Mozambique, depuis sa première détection
dans la région du Nord, aucune mesure de gestion n’a été mise
en oeuvre pour cela. L’impact potentiel des mesures de lutte
intégrée contre la mouche qui sont basées sur l’utilisation des
appâts et de la technique d’annihilation des mâles, l’utilisation
de biopesticides à base de champignons (Metarhizium
anisopliae) et de l’assainissement du verger avec
l’augmentorium ont été évalués. La densité de la population
dans la parcelle d’essai (avec les stratégies de lutte intégrée)
était beaucoup plus faible (93,5% de réduction de la population)
par rapport à celle dans les parcelles témoins. Les résultats
suggèrent que la population de Bactrocera invadens peut être
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Integrated Crop Management
Date of publication:
2012
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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