Kenyan mango grower turns to integrated pest management after moth infestation
Phyllis Nduva, 72, grows mangoes and citrus on eight hectares in Wote, Kenya. Then the false codling moth arrived, and in 2016 it cost her more than 60% of her harvest. Sprays did not work. "We tried looking for answers, but we couldn't get [any]," she said. She became interested in integrated pest management, which combines traps, natural predators and selective spraying, and a 2020 British government review found it can cut pesticide use while controlling pests.
Fruit farmers facing pests that sprays fail to stop may spend less and use fewer chemicals, a British government review found.
Source: ‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides (theguardian.com).
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