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Status and Prospect of Ipm for Major Insect Pests of Bitter Gourd in Bangladesh

TASLIMA AKTER SIDDIQUA
MS Student Department of Entomology, BSMRAU, Gazipur-1706.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Under the broad policy of sustainable agricultural development, the government of Bangladesh with alliance of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has been trying to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) farming since 1981. But the distribution of IPM farmers in various regions is not balanced. Conversely, though desired progress has not been achieved, but profitability of IPM over conventional farming in social, economic and environmental aspect, predict a fair probability to set up IPM farming in the future. In Bangladesh vegetable shortage is a chronic phenomenon. Most of the important vegetables are produced in winter and their production in summer is tremendously low. During this lag period cucurbitaceous vegetables play an important role to supplement this shortage. Bitter gourd is one of the most important cucurbitaceous crop. But insect pests play a vital role for the lower yield of bittergourd. Management practices for major insect pests of bitter gourd were reviewed in Bangladesh perspective. IPM package involving monitoring, sanitation, use of sex pheromone trap, along with community approach significantly reduced the populations of major insect pests. Use of IPM tactics are economic, eco-friendly, time consuming, non-laborious. IPM practices have the potentiality for reducing various insect pest’s infestation in bitter gourd by avoiding hazardous insecticide and their excess doses and save the environment as well as human life.

Keywords: IPM, Cucurbits, Pheromone, Economic, Ecofriendly

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Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: IPM, Bitter gourd

Objectives:

The present study was carried out considering the following objectives: 1. To highlight the status and prospects of IPM in Bangladesh 2. To review the integrated efforts of controlling major insect pests of bitter gourd using various IPM techniques in Bangladesh

Methodology:

This seminar paper is completely a review paper. Therefore, all the information was collected from secondary sources with a view to prepare this paper. The key information was collected from various relevant books, journals and thesis paper which were available in the library of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU). For collecting recent information internet browsing was also done. Good suggestions, valuable information and kind consideration from my honorable major professor, research supervisor, course instructors and other resources personnel from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University were taken to enrich this paper. After collecting necessary information, it has compiled and arranged chronologically for better understanding and clarification.

Source of Information: GRADUATE SEMINAR COURSEENT 598 BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY GAZIPUR 1706, REG. NO. 13-05-2940 DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

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Achievement/Findings:

Despite efforts being made from different organizations for promotion of IPM, adoption and extent of this sustainable farming is increasing slowly.Moreover, not only the number of IPM farmers is less than conventional but also the distribution is not balanced throughout the country. Another significant issue is IPM farming is more profitable than conventional farming in social, economic and environmental aspect. Relative advantage is an important criterion of technology adoption. Since IPM farming is more profitable than conventional farming, the farmers will be interested to acknowledge this program. Sometimes farmers are reluctant to adopt any new technology if the production is low. In this context, the DAE and NGOs come forward to remove this confusion and make IPM financially attractive. 2. Integrated pest management practice comprising of different trap was the most effective one in controlling insect infestation of Bitter gourd. Both the percent fruit infestation by number and weight was lowest in the plots having different IPM practices plot in compared with control plots. Statistically identical yield was obtained from the IPM practices plot.

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