Pest management strategies forProstephanus truncatus(Horn) (Coleoptera; Bostrichidae) as a pest of stored maize grain: Present status and prospects
作者:
J.A. McFarlane,
期刊:
Tropical Pest Management
(Taylor Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 34,
issue 2
页码: 121-132
ISSN:0143-6147
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1080/09670878809371226
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Prostephanus truncatus;Larger Grain Borer;Africa; maize;on‐farm storage;control thresholds;pest management
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Pragmatic thresholds for control actions against pests of farm‐stored maize in Africa have been exceeded following the recent introduction ofProstephanus truncatus.Current control programmes, based largely upon insecticide admixture with shelled grain, are achieving some success but the development of cost‐effective, fully integrated pest‐management programmes, that can be maintained in the long‐term, requires further research in the following areas: infestation sources and dispersal; agro‐climatic factors affecting pest status; socio‐economic factors affecting the long‐term cost‐effectiveness of control programmes; and alternative measures, including physical and biological control strategies as well as alternative grain protectants and application techniques. Specific objectives, within these areas, are indicated and discussed against the background of existing knowledge and current concepts of stored‐product insect control. In conclusion, interacting factors for research and analysis are drawn together in a synoptic chart and key issues are identified.
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