Dr Rangaswamy Muniappan, Director, IPM Innovation Lab, Virginia Tech

DR  RANGASWAMY  MUNIAPPAN  IPM–INNOVATION  LAB    

VIRGINIA  TECH    

Feb. 3, 2014

Integrated Pest Management Packages for

Tropical Vegetable Crops

R. Muniappan Director, IPM–Innovation Lab (IPM CRSP)

Virginia Tech

Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech

Innovation Lab: IPM Host Country Regions in Phase IV (2009-2014) Six regions (Latin America and the Caribbean, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia) 16 countries

IPM Package for Tomato •  Seed or seedling treatment with Trichoderma,

Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Bacillus subtilis •  Solarization of seed beds and greenhouses •  Use of VAM, neem cake and other organics •  Selecting virus-resistant varieties •  Grafting on resistant rootstock for bacterial wilt,

Fusarium and others •  Staking and mulching •  Yellow sticky traps for thrips, leafminers etc. •  Pheromone traps for Helicoverpa and

Spodoptera •  Host-free period and rogueing for control of

virus diseases •  Use of Biopesticides such as neem •  Use of microbial pesticides such as NPV,

Metarhizium, and Beauveria

Seedling Production and Selection in Nurseries in India We  would  like  to  introduce  this  technology  in  to    African  Countries  

Trichoderma harzianum/viridae •  Fungal Parasite •  Antibiotic producer •  Improved water and

nutrient uptake •  Induced Systemic

Resistance Inducer

•  Eggplant yield ↑ 249% in Bangladesh

•  Income ↑ 305% in Bangladesh

•  Technology transferred from Bangladesh to Ohio, U.S.A.

•  Technology transferred to India, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, Honduras, Ecuador, Mali, Senegal, and Kenya

Eggplant and tomato grafting in Bangladesh

Use of Pheromones in IPM

•  Pheromone production in India

•  Pheromone use in the field

Production and Release of Parasitoids

Nucleopolihedrosis Viruses for Spodoptera and Helicoverpa

Neem – a biopesticide