Obiettivo Insect pests in rice in S.E. Asia cause major yield losses. Brown planthoppers and stemborers are two of the most significant of these. Present control practices for stemborers generally depend on the use of insecticides. These cause outbreaks of Planthopper populations by killing preferentially their natural enemies. This collaborative project aims to find means of reducing the need for using such insecticides. Major natural enemies, including insect predators and parasitoids and fungal and nematode pathogens, of these pests will be investigated in Indonesia and tested in European and Indonesian laboratories. The role of weeds as reservoirs both for pests and natural enemies will be investigated. Interactions between potential control agents will be studied in order to formulate an integrated strategy for biological control of both planthoppers and stemborers. In addition the use of pheromone traps and the possibilities of disrupting mating behaviour of stemborer adults in the field will be studied. The major aim is to develop an integrated biological control strategy as part of a general pest management programme for rice in Asia. This will reduce the use of chemical insecticides and encourage sustainable systems of agriculture compatible with the conservation of biological diversity. Campo scientifico agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protectionnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology Programma(i) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore University of Wales Cardiff Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo CF1 3TL Cardiff Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Central Research Institute for Food Crops Indonesia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 147,Jalan Merdeka 16111 Bogor Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND - MAYNOOTH Irlanda Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Co. Kildar N/A MAYNOOTH Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Natural Resources Institute Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Central Avenue Chatham Maritime ME4 4TB Chatham Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Marseiller Strasse 7 20355 Hamburg Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
