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Pesticide Use in Periurban Environment

Nur Ahmed
CSO & Head
Entomology Division, BRRI, Gazipur 1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This introductory paper focuses on pesticides; use, regulation, impact on nature, economics, and interactions with pests, non target organisms as well as society in the periurban environment and with an international context. With an increasingly skeptical society to pesticides it is important that scientists and non-specialists (farmers and neighbours) meet and discuss their ideas about insecticide use and risks. This is necessary because the public’s perception of risks may well diverge significantly from that of specialists. In the periurban areas (the urban fringe) these problems and divergent opinions are likely to be more pronounced than in the rural areas. This review paper is also discussing the insect pest migrations and trap cropping with a view to find out whether insecticide application in field crops (e.g. oilseed rape) affects pest density in the adjacent garden crops (e.g. radish). Furthermore pesticide regulation and process of registration has been compared to Bangladesh and Sweden.

Keywords: Pesticide, Periurban, Rules and regulations, Impact, Perception and attitude

Location: Alnarp, Sweden

Start Date: 01-10-2006

End Date: 31-07-2008

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Insecticide

Objectives:

This review paper is discussing the insect pest migrations and trap cropping with a view to find out whether insecticide application in field crops (e.g. oilseed rape) affects pest density in the adjacent garden crops (e.g. radish). Also, describe the procedure pesticides regulation in Sweden and Bangladesh.

Methodology:

This introductory paper is a review based on references from libraries, internet and personal communication. It elucidates pesticide use and its interactions with nature as well as society in the periurban context but with an international perspective. This review gives a background to a coming PhD-study on pesticide use, interactions between farmers and neighbour gardeners and insect pest situation of farmers field and nearby garden crops. Oilseed rape and radish are used as examples of farmers field and neighbour garden crops, respectively, with flea beetles and cabbage root flies as common insect pests of both crops. Interactions between farmers and neighbours use of pesticides in two societies, Bangladesh, one of the most densely, and Sweden, sparsely populated has been described.

Source of Information: Introductory Paper at the Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science 2008:1 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, July 2008, ISSN 1654-3580

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Achievement/Findings:

It elucidates pesticide use and its interactions with nature as well as society in the periurban context but with an international perspective. This review gives a background to a coming PhD-study on pesticide use, interactions between farmers and neighbour gardeners and insect pest situation of farmers field and nearby garden crops. Oilseed rape and radish are used as examples of farmers field and neighbour garden crops, respectively, with flea beetles and cabbage root flies as common insect pests of both crops. Interactions between farmers and neighbours use of pesticides in two societies, Bangladesh, one of the most densely, and Sweden, sparsely populated has been described.

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