Integrated Pest Management of Palm Oil
Integrated Pest Management of palm oil
Control of Oryctes rhinoceros
Oryctes rhinoceros, as has been indicated in the section on zero burning, is a severe pest in such replants. A combination of fore-described cultural, chemical and biological control is now being used in an integrated manner to successfully manage outbreaks of the pest.
Bagworms and Nettle Caterpillars
Bagworms and nettle caterpillars are opportunistic pests that can devastate large areas of oil palm if not detected and treated early. Early detection is achieved by carrying out regular inspection and counting of pest numbers in the field. Action is taken to control the pests by use of selective insecticide application, e.g., trunk injection or spot spraying with pyrethroid or Bacillus thuringiensis formulations once when an economic threshold level of pest population is exceeded.
Rat Control
Rats, if uncontrolled, can bring about at least 5% loss of crop in oil palm. These pests were traditionally controlled with poison baits with potential undesirable secondary effects.
Ganoderma Basal Stem Rot
The basal stem rot (BSR) of oil palm caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease of oil palm in Malaysia. Under severe infestation situations, more than 50% of oil palm stand can be lost to the malady. Effective cultural and biological control methods have been developed to manage the disease. For the former, the proper deboling and shredding of oil palm debris during replanting and timely removal of infected palms in existing stands have brought about effective management of disease inoculum. In prime-aged infected palms, soil mounding has been shown to prolong productive life of such palms.
Integrated pest management of coconut
Name of the pest
Pest status
Family: Scarabaeidae
Oryctes boas Fabricius
(Rhinoceros beetle)
Major
Oryctes monoceros (Olivier)
(Coconut beetle)
Major
Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus)
(Asiatic rhinoceros beetle)
Control of Oryctes rhinoceros
Oryctes rhinoceros, as has been indicated in the section on zero burning, is a severe pest in such replants. A combination of fore-described cultural, chemical and biological control is now being used in an integrated manner to successfully manage outbreaks of the pest.
Bagworms and Nettle Caterpillars
Bagworms and nettle caterpillars are opportunistic pests that can devastate large areas of oil palm if not detected and treated early. Early detection is achieved by carrying out regular inspection and counting of pest numbers in the field. Action is taken to control the pests by use of selective insecticide application, e.g., trunk injection or spot spraying with pyrethroid or Bacillus thuringiensis formulations once when an economic threshold level of pest population is exceeded.
Rat Control
Rats, if uncontrolled, can bring about at least 5% loss of crop in oil palm. These pests were traditionally controlled with poison baits with potential undesirable secondary effects.
Ganoderma Basal Stem Rot
The basal stem rot (BSR) of oil palm caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease of oil palm in Malaysia. Under severe infestation situations, more than 50% of oil palm stand can be lost to the malady. Effective cultural and biological control methods have been developed to manage the disease. For the former, the proper deboling and shredding of oil palm debris during replanting and timely removal of infected palms in existing stands have brought about effective management of disease inoculum. In prime-aged infected palms, soil mounding has been shown to prolong productive life of such palms.
Integrated pest management of coconut
Name of the pest
Pest status
Family: Scarabaeidae
Oryctes boas Fabricius
(Rhinoceros beetle)
Major
Oryctes monoceros (Olivier)
(Coconut beetle)
Major
Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus)
(Asiatic rhinoceros beetle)