Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe
A survey was conducted in Checheche, Nemangwe, Sanyati and Tafuna areas of Zimbabwe to assess the level of insecticide use and use of protective clothing in smallholder cotton production areas where the Cotton Research Institute conducted cotton experiments. Compliance with the closed season legisla...
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| author | W. Mubvekeri J. Bare Caston Makaka F. Jimu |
| author2 | Cotton Research Institute, Kadoma, Department of Research and Specialist Services Zimbabwe |
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| description | A survey was conducted in Checheche, Nemangwe, Sanyati and Tafuna areas of Zimbabwe to assess the level of insecticide use and use of protective clothing in smallholder cotton production areas where the Cotton Research Institute conducted cotton experiments. Compliance with the closed season legislation, the Plant Pest and Diseases Act, Chapter 19, Section 8 of 1988 was checked because of its role in seasonal pest survival. Generally, pest management was found to be anchored on the use of insecticides with 71.9% of the farmers having positive indications regarding dependence on insecticides for pest control. Fifty nine percent of the farmers did not use scouting as a method to determine the need to spray insecticides. The closed season that helps break life cycle of insects was predominantly not observed. Integrated pest management approaches need to be promoted for the sack of the environment and the future of humanity. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-56302023-05-12T12:38:14Z Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe W. Mubvekeri J. Bare Caston Makaka F. Jimu Cotton Research Institute, Kadoma, Department of Research and Specialist Services Zimbabwe Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology Midlands State University Gweru, Zimbabwe Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology Midlands State University Gweru, Zimbabwe Cotton Research Institute, Kadoma, Department of Research and Specialist Services Zimbabwe Closed season Insecticide Integrated pest management. A survey was conducted in Checheche, Nemangwe, Sanyati and Tafuna areas of Zimbabwe to assess the level of insecticide use and use of protective clothing in smallholder cotton production areas where the Cotton Research Institute conducted cotton experiments. Compliance with the closed season legislation, the Plant Pest and Diseases Act, Chapter 19, Section 8 of 1988 was checked because of its role in seasonal pest survival. Generally, pest management was found to be anchored on the use of insecticides with 71.9% of the farmers having positive indications regarding dependence on insecticides for pest control. Fifty nine percent of the farmers did not use scouting as a method to determine the need to spray insecticides. The closed season that helps break life cycle of insects was predominantly not observed. Integrated pest management approaches need to be promoted for the sack of the environment and the future of humanity. 6 10 342 348 2023-05-12T12:38:13Z 2023-05-12T12:38:13Z 2014-10-31 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5630 https://doi.org/10.5897/JENE2014.0476 en Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment 2006-9847 open Academic Journals |
| spellingShingle | Closed season Insecticide Integrated pest management. W. Mubvekeri J. Bare Caston Makaka F. Jimu Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title | Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | assessing the diversity and intensity of pesticide use in communal area cotton production in zimbabwe |
| topic | Closed season Insecticide Integrated pest management. |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5630 https://doi.org/10.5897/JENE2014.0476 |
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