Pest Management

Horticulture Innovation Lab research has addressed pest management for fruit and vegetable crops, including technologies such as pest-exclusion nets and nethouses that help farmers physically protect their plants from insect pests. Trainings have also examined ways horticulture farmers can adopt and use integrated pest management tools. 

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Pest Management

Projects

Agricultural researchers pull back nets from row of vegetable plants in Kenya.

Demonstrating nets and floating row covers in Kenya and Benin

Led by William "Vance" Baird, Michigan State University

Rapid urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in an increase in demand for food, and fruit and vegetable consumption in the region remains 22-82% below the intake value threshold of 400 g/d

Kenya, Benin
Farmer and scientist examine potato root and soil, outside

Managing nematodes and soil health in Guatemala

Led by Brent Sipes, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
This research team works with smallholder potato farmers in the Western Highlands of Guatemala on integrated technologies for nematode and soil health management, so potato farmers can achieve sustainable yields.
Guatemala