Irrigate the field before planting to germinate weed seeds and afterwards cultivate the soil At post-plant killing the weeds. before weeds and crop emerge, use a After pre-irrigation, cultivate shallow so that weed seed is not brought up from deeper soil synthetic herbicide layers. Maintaining deep furrows keeps the bed tops from becoming overly wet while containing maintaining adequate soil moisture for the crop (by keeping the bed tops drier, fewer weeds are pendimethalin likely to germinate in the soil surface). (FIST 50 EC). To avoid excessive competition with the onions and to make removal easier, cultivate when weeds are small. Hand weeding is a very efficient method for weed control. Use soil solarization. Vegetables / Maraîchage : Cucurbits: Cucumber, Squashes, Zucchini, Pumpkins, Melons Weeds (very significant if Cultivate weeds under before they set seed in rotation crops. Before planting, unattended, or unweeded) treatment with Pre-irrigate before planting crop and cultivate or spray weeds that emerge. synthetic Plant or transplant cucurbits into uniform beds and use a precision planting system that puts herbicides crop in straight line that will allow cultivation close to the seed line. containing Use mulches to smother weeds near plants. glyphosate (ROUND UP BIOSEC). Whiteflies (Bemisia Controlled in nature by hymenopteran parasitoids (Encarsia species), lady beetles and minute If the infestation is tabaci, pirate bugs. heavy, spray Trialeurodes vaporariorum, natural solutions of Monitoring crops and establishment of a pesticide program after finding one white fly per 10 Aleurotrachelus trachoides) local (2%) or Mealybugs, plants, spraying may be used. Planococcus commercial species Yellow sticky traps may be used to monitor and reduce populations but cannot prevent the insecticidal soap, spread. oil
Irrigate the field before planting to germinate weed seeds and afterwards cultivate the soil killing the weeds. After pre-irrigation, cultivate shallow so that weed seed is not brought up from deeper soil layers. Maintaining deep furrows keeps the bed tops from becoming overly wet while maintaining adequate soil moisture for the crop (by keeping the bed tops drier, fewer weeds are likely to germinate in the soil surface). To avoid excessive competition with the onions and to make removal easier, cultivate when weeds are small. Hand weeding is a very efficient method for weed control. Use soil solarization. At post-plant before weeds and crop emerge, use a synthetic herbicide containing pendimethalin (FIST 50 EC). Vegetables / Maraîchage : Cucurbits: Cucumber, Squashes, Zucchini, Pumpkins, Melons Weeds (very significant if unattended, or unweeded) Cultivate weeds under before they set seed in rotation crops. Pre-irrigate before planting crop and cultivate or spray weeds that emerge. Plant or transplant cucurbits into uniform beds and use a precision planting system that puts crop in straight line that will allow cultivation close to the seed line. Use mulches to smother weeds near plants. Before planting, treatment with synthetic herbicides containing glyphosate (ROUND UP BIOSEC). Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aleurotrachelus trachoides) Mealybugs, Planococcus species Controlled in nature by hymenopteran parasitoids (Encarsia species), lady beetles and minute pirate bugs. Monitoring crops and establishment of a pesticide program after finding one white fly per 10 plants, spraying may be used. Yellow sticky traps may be used to monitor and reduce populations but cannot prevent the spread. If the infestation is heavy, spray natural solutions of local (2%) or commercial insecticidal soap, oil
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