TY - JOUR
T1 - Pest management knowledge and practices of Mango Farmers in Southeastern Ghana
AU - Akotsen-Mensah, Clement
AU - Ativor, Isaac N.
AU - Anderson, Roger S.
AU - Afreh-Nuamah, Kwame
AU - Brentu, Collison F.
AU - Osei-Safo, Dorcas
AU - Boakye, Alfred Asuming
AU - Avah, Victor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2017.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Mango farmers in Ghana are confronted with many pest problems like fruit flies, Sternochetus mangiferae (F.), and mealy bugs. Different pest management options are available to mango farmers; however, the extent to which they apply the available pest management options is not well known. A survey was conducted among 60 farmers in southeastern Ghana, from October-December 2015 mango season, to find out the level of knowledge and practice of insect pest management used by mango farmers. The results showed that most farmers use conventional insecticides to control insect pests in mango. Majority of the farmers (30%) use a composite insecticide (Cydim super; 36 g cypermethrin+400 g dimethoate per liter), whereas 3.3% use Pyrinex (chlorpyrifos 480 g/liter). Majority of insecticides used belong to WHO category II. Ninety percent (90%) of the farmers use cultural practices and pheromone traps. Pheromone traps are, however, used for fruit flies but not for S. mangiferae. Over 80% of the respondents who used pesticides to control pests have also adopted GLOBALGAP standards for certification. The results are discussed based on the importance of adoption of IPM strategies in mango production and the possible reduction of fruit rejection during mango export in Ghana.
AB - Mango farmers in Ghana are confronted with many pest problems like fruit flies, Sternochetus mangiferae (F.), and mealy bugs. Different pest management options are available to mango farmers; however, the extent to which they apply the available pest management options is not well known. A survey was conducted among 60 farmers in southeastern Ghana, from October-December 2015 mango season, to find out the level of knowledge and practice of insect pest management used by mango farmers. The results showed that most farmers use conventional insecticides to control insect pests in mango. Majority of the farmers (30%) use a composite insecticide (Cydim super; 36 g cypermethrin+400 g dimethoate per liter), whereas 3.3% use Pyrinex (chlorpyrifos 480 g/liter). Majority of insecticides used belong to WHO category II. Ninety percent (90%) of the farmers use cultural practices and pheromone traps. Pheromone traps are, however, used for fruit flies but not for S. mangiferae. Over 80% of the respondents who used pesticides to control pests have also adopted GLOBALGAP standards for certification. The results are discussed based on the importance of adoption of IPM strategies in mango production and the possible reduction of fruit rejection during mango export in Ghana.
KW - Integrated pest management (IPM)
KW - Organophosphate
KW - Sternochetus mangiferae
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048366223&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jipm/pmx008
DO - 10.1093/jipm/pmx008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048366223
SN - 2155-7470
VL - 8
SP - 13
JO - Journal of Integrated Pest Management
JF - Journal of Integrated Pest Management
IS - 1
ER -