Objective 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. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protectionnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology Programme(s) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator University of Wales Cardiff Address CF1 3TL Cardiff United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Central Research Institute for Food Crops Indonesia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 147,jalan merdeka 16111 Bogor See on map NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND - MAYNOOTH Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Co. kildar N/A Maynooth See on map Natural Resources Institute United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Central avenue chatham maritime ME4 4TB Chatham See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Marseiller strasse 7 20355 Hamburg See on map
