IPM for cabbage pests
Cabbage is a commercially important vegetable in many Pacific Island countries. As much as 400 hectares are cultivated in Fiji, mainly during the winter season (May to October) but successful cultivation is often hampered by the high incidence of leaf-eater caterpillars such as Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) and Crocidolomia binotalis (cluster caterpillar). At the Sigatoka Research Station of the Ministry of Primary Industries Forestry and Cooperatives (MPIFC), Fiji field trials were initiated by the South Pacific Commission German Biological Control Project to develop a method of Integrated Pest Management for cabbage pests in order to reduce the amount of insecticide used. A trap crop of Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) was used in conjunction with the 'biocide' Bacillus thuringiensis which is harmless to introduced or natural enemies of these pests. The first results have been 50 encouraging that further trials will be conducted by MPIFC at 'focal farms' during the next season. Phil Hart PAIS Project Manager SPC. Private Bag, Suva, FIJI
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| Language: | English |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1993
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49148 http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta45e/ |
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