Integrated control of pests in tropical and subtropical sweet pepper production.
Sweet pepper is now grown, in tropical and subtropical areas, under the integrated pest management (IPM) tactic of 'physical barrier', whereas it was once grown primarily in open fields. This management tactic, when properly employed, has the advantage of eliminating many of the larger open-field pests, and has resulted in greatly increased pepper yields. However, certain other pest populations are exacerbated by this IPM tactic. This paper reviews the primary pests and current control tactics in sweet pepper.
Weintraub
Phyllis G
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Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Centre, DN Negev 85280, Israel. phyllisw@volcani.agri.gov.ils
D000818:Animals; D002212:Capsicum / Q000469:parasitology*; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007313:Insecta; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D014329:Tropical Climate