Pests, Beneficials, Diseases and Disorders of Mangoes - Northern ...

Foreword
In the last few decades, pest and disease management has taken
a distinctly ecological approach. Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) has been developed as an effective and environmentally
sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a
combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use
current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests
and their interaction with the environment. This information, in
combination with available pest control methods such as chemical,
biological, host-plant resistance and cultural practices, are used
to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with
the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
Most recently, management of pests or diseases at a District,
rather than a farm level, known as Area Wide Management, has
emerged as an important extension of IPM. Our Department fully
embraces the principles of IPM, of which this mango field guide
is an essential tool.
This guide is the second edition of the very popular guide first
published by the Department in 2002. This new edition has been
completely re-written and gives comprehensive information
on mango pests, diseases and disorders, as well as beneficial
organisms (natural enemies of the pests) in Northern Australia. Its
clear illustrations and photographs allow accurate identification
in the field by most IPM practitioners, whether they are growers,
in-field agronomists, extension officers or research scientists.
It has been compiled by entomologists, plant pathologists and
horticulturists with many decades of combined experience in the
semi-arid tropics where mangoes are most commonly grown.
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