Eggplant Integrated Pest Management AN ECOLOGICAL GUIDE

____________________________________________________________________________________________Keyword indexgrowth stages ..................................................53harvest .............................................................44health ...............................................................67herbicides ......................................................160herbivores........................................................53Heterorhabditis sp. ........................................114honeydew ........................................................92hopperburn ......................................................82hoverflies ...........................................57, 85, 101humus ..............................................................18hyperparasitism .....................................100, 105immunization....................................................81insect cage.......................................................58Insect ecology..................................................48Insecticides......................................................65insect-pathogenic fungi..................................111Inter-Country Programme..................................2Intercropping..............................................43, 85IPM ................................................................2, 9irrigation ...........................................................42jassids......................................................81, 143kerosene..........................................................64lacewings.............................................88, 92, 99ladybeetle ......................................80, 85, 92, 97ladybird beetle .................................................76leaf curl virus..................................................120Leaf spots ......................................................138leafhoppers......................................................81leafroller ...........................................................90life cyclecomplete.......................................................49incomplete....................................................49light trap ...........................................................60Lime .................................................................18little leaf....................................................82, 143Living mulch.....................................................27Macrolophus caliginosus ...........................80, 92Macronutrients.................................................20magnesium ....................................................123mantis ............................................................102Manure.....................................................28, 137nematode control .........................................30nutrient contents ..........................................29Marigold ...........................................................63Meloidogyne sp..............................................135Metarhizium sp. .............................................112Micronutrients ..................................................21micro-organisms ....................15, 19, 21, 34, 118mineralization...................................................22Mixed cropping ................................................43monitoring........................................................48mouthparts.......................................................49mulching ..... 19, 36, 39, 83, 85, 89, 93, 102, 159mushrooms....................................................128mycoplasma...................................................143Myrothecium verrucaria .................................136Myzus persicae................................................83natural enemiesaugmentation ...............................................56conservation.................................................56purchase ......................................................58release......................................................... 58natural enemy efficiency ................................. 55neem ............................................................... 62nematodes ............................................ 114, 120net house .................................................. 58, 74neutrals ............................................... 15, 53, 97nicotine............................................................ 62nitrogen ......................... 23, 30, 74, 82, 123, 133nitrogen-fixing crops........................................ 28non-systemic pesticides.................................. 65NPV............................................................... 113nutrient consumption....................................... 45nutrient deficiency ......................................... 123nutrient toxicity .............................................. 123Onion............................................................. 129Organic mulch................................................. 29Oriental army ant ............................................ 94Paecilomyces sp. .................................... 92, 112parasite ......................................................... 104pathogens ............................................. 109, 118Peacilomyces fumosoroseus .......................... 92Pediobius foveolatus....................................... 78perennial weeds............................................ 157Pest management strategy............................... 3pesticidebotanical ...................................................... 61chemical ................................................ 48, 65mineral......................................................... 64pesticide poisoning ......................................... 67pheromone...................................................... 75pheromone trap............................................... 59Phomopsis vexans........................................ 139phosphate ....................................................... 30phosphorus ....................................... 74, 82, 123physiological disorders.................................. 119Phytophthora capsici..................................... 134Phytophthora parasitica ........................ 134, 154Phytoseiulus persimilis............................ 80, 103pigs........................................................ 116, 160pitfall trap......................................................... 59planting density ............................................... 39planting time.................................................... 32Polyculture ...................................................... 43post-harvest .................................................... 45potassium.............................. 30, 64, 74, 82, 123praying mantid .............................................. 102predators......................................................... 97appetite test................................................. 55predatory mites ......................................... 80, 88pruning ............................................................ 40Pseudomonas solanacearum ....................... 146non-pathogenic.......................................... 147pyrethroids ...................................................... 62pyrethrum........................................................ 62Pythium sp. ........................................... 127, 131Ralstonia solanacearum ............................... 146ratoon crop...................................................... 41Red ant............................................................ 95red spider mite ................................................ 79resistance............................................ 10, 68, 94resistant variety............................................... 10173Eggplant Ecological Guide