Social impact assessment of using sex pheromone traps as monitoring device for pest management of Spodoptera litura and Spodoptera exigua in onions
2003
Malasa, R.B. | Relado, R.Z. (Philippine Rice Research Inst., Maligaya, Munoz, Nueva Ecija (Philippines)) Roguel, S.M.
The onion industry is experiencing economic stress at the onset of globalization where efficiency is the key to profit. The same principle applies in agriculture particularly in onion production. Using IPM principles, the Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program, a United States Agency for International Development funded research program, are trying to reduce farmers' production cost on pesticide use (misuse). Field tests have confirmed the effectiveness of sex pheromone traps as monitoring device to determine the time of insecticide application for Spodoptera litura and S. exigua in onions. However, before technology dissemination, its societal impacts must be thoroughly assessed. Using Krawet's Social Impact Assessment Model, the researchers evaluated farmers' perception of the technology and its social impacts. Initially, results have shown that it is likely that farmers will not reduce their insecticide application if their problems on other pests are not addressed. This is because they believe that other insects are still present in their fields so they still need to spray for "preventive" measures. They also want the technology to be adopted in a community wide scale, and must be accessible. However, they are very enthusiastic to try it in their own fields. They also perceive that it seems to have no adverse effects on their health and environment. With proper training and information campaign, it can significantly reduce their input cost on insecticides
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