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Pest control practices of rice farmers in Tanjong Karang, Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K. L. Heong
K. L. Heong
Affiliation:
Crop Protection MARDI Serdang, P.O. Box 12301, Kuala Lumpur 01–02, Malaysia
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Abstract

The main pest control tactic employed by the farmers in Tanjong Karang is the application of pesticides. The fanners seem more aware of the need to spray their crops. No fixed spray schedule is being adhered to. Most farmers spray when pest damages are observed. Three to four applications per season are usually used and most farmers spend less than M$100 (US $43) on chemicals in a season. Chemicals are usually bought with cash from chemical sales representatives.

More than half of the farmers rank rats as their most important pest (56.5%) and more than a quarter (27.2%) rank stem-borers as their most important pest. It is felt that farmers tend to mention these two pests, especially stem-borers, when they are being asked, as these are the “traditional” pests and their damages are usually visible.

In the main season 1980/81, 43.5% of the farmers reported serious pest damages in their fields. All these farmers attempted to control the pests using chemicals. However, only 27.5% of them felt that they had succeeded. This clearly suggests the need for better pest control practices to be implemented in Tanjong Karang.

Keywords

Insecticide usageMalaysiapest controlrice farmers
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 5 , Special Issue 3: Perception and Management of Pests and Pesticides , June 1984 , pp. 221 - 226
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1984

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