Managing risks from pests in global commodity networks – policy perspectives

Governing Global Electronic Networks: International Perspectives on Policy and Power

Governing Global Electronic Networks: International Perspectives on Policy and Power

Managing Insect Pests of Rice in Africa

(eds M.C.S. Wopereis et al.) 229 In the search for sustainable management options to increase food security, an overall challenge is to increase yields and decrease losses during production and harvest without harming the environment and resource base for future generations of farmers and consumers. As such, integrated pest management (IPM) plays a key role in the context of sustainable agricul...

Managing Resistance Evolution in Two Pests

We use a regulatory model with resistance evolution in two pests to insecticidal Bt cotton and pyrethroids (a conventional insecticide) to examine non-Bt cotton (refuge) planting requirements designed to manage Bt-resistance evolution in the midsouth. Our analysis suggests that reduced refuge requirements would enhance producer profitability, sprayed refugia are more cost effective than unspray...

Managing pests is critical in optimizing peanut

yield and quality. Applying combinations of agrichemicals is an efficient practice with known benefits. Producers may reduce the cost of pest management by limiting trips across the field. Fewer passes across a field is not only more convenient, it also reduces vine damage and has the potential to increase control of particular pests and broaden the spectrum of pests controlled. But tank mixing...