Pest Management Assessment and Recommendations

摘要

Prepared by a consultant to the Belize Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project, the report identifies diseases and insect pests affecting fruit and vegetable crops in Belize and examines ways of controlling them. A crop by crop assessment of potential pests is presented for beans, chayote, corn, cucurbits, okra, peppers, tomatoes, yams, papaya, and pineapple. Crops which, from a pest management perspective, are probably unsuitable for Belizean cultivation are identified. Next, pesticides and their use are discussed in terms of availability, sources, level of use, and application equipment. Specific recommendations are provided for 1985-86 on: (1) establishing a nursery; (2) achieving a good stand; (3) pesticide procurement; and (4) ongoing pest management assistance. Weed control methods are briefly discussed, and plant pathogen/insect and pesticide lists and descriptions of several common pests are provided in appendices.