after harvest. Termites Destroy termite mounds in and near A preventive seed treatment with fields. thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Macrotermes species Excavation of mound tops and burning At least 45 days post-emergence from Microtermes species and of straw to suffocate and kill the treated seed, broadcast a spray with Odontotermes species colony. thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Dig out and remove the queen (the one Spray with synthetic insecticides with really fat abdomen). containing permethrin. Use baits: wood stakes treated with If available, registered in Tanzania borates. and desired by NAFAKA, insecticides containing the microbe Seed treated with systemic insecticide. or synthetic Metarhizium anisopliae Use composted instead of fresh mulch. chemicals called Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) could be used. Rice thrips Predatory thrips, Coccinellid beetles, Use a preventive seed treatment with Anthocorid bugs, and Staphylinid thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Stenchaetothrips biformis beetles are biological control agents At least 45 days post-emergence from that feed on both the larvae and adults. treated seed, broadcast a spray with Use resistant cultivars. thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Flooding to submerge the infested field for 2 days as a cultural control practice is very effective against the rice thrips. Rice stem borers Use resistant and early-maturing Use natural extracts of neem and chili varieties. Improved semi-dwarf peppers. Chilo zacconius varieties are generally more resistant A preventive seed treatment with Coniesta ingnefusalis to stem borers than the tall traditional thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Orseola oryzicola ones. At least 45 days post-emergence from Maliarpha separatella Transplant & grow healthy rice treated seed, broadcast a spray with
after harvest. Termites Macrotermes species Microtermes species and Odontotermes species Destroy termite mounds in and near fields. Excavation of mound tops and burning of straw to suffocate and kill the colony. Dig out and remove the queen (the one with really fat abdomen). Use baits: wood stakes treated with borates. Seed treated with systemic insecticide. Use composted instead of fresh mulch. A preventive seed treatment with thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. At least 45 days post-emergence from treated seed, broadcast a spray with thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Spray with synthetic insecticides containing permethrin. If available, registered in Tanzania and desired by NAFAKA, insecticides containing the microbe Metarhizium anisopliae or synthetic chemicals called Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) could be used. Rice thrips Stenchaetothrips biformis Predatory thrips, Coccinellid beetles, Anthocorid bugs, and Staphylinid beetles are biological control agents that feed on both the larvae and adults. Use resistant cultivars. Flooding to submerge the infested field for 2 days as a cultural control practice is very effective against the rice thrips. Use a preventive seed treatment with thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. At least 45 days post-emergence from treated seed, broadcast a spray with thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Rice stem borers Chilo zacconius Coniesta ingnefusalis Orseola oryzicola Maliarpha separatella Use resistant and early-maturing varieties. Improved semi-dwarf varieties are generally more resistant to stem borers than the tall traditional ones. Transplant & grow healthy rice Use natural extracts of neem and chili peppers. A preventive seed treatment with thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. At least 45 days post-emergence from treated seed, broadcast a spray with
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