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Farmers' Friends This field guide, also Farmers’ Friends produced as Shona and Farmers’ Ndebele language versions, aims to help extension Friends workers and agricultural trainers to recognise the most important groups of natural enemies of arthropod pests Recognition and conservation of of vegetables (‘farmers’ friends’). natural enemies of vegetable pests in Zimbabwe It also provides information about the conservation and and Conservation Recognition augmentation of these groups, from a variety of cultural practices to the selective use of pesticides. Multi-lingual posters intended Collaborating Organisations for farmers have been Imperial College of Science, produced to compliment Technology & Medicine, UK the field guides. Plant Protection Research Institute, Zimbabwe African Farmers for Research & Training, Zimbabwe Natural Resources Institute, UK Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya A field guide for extension workers and trainers CABI Bioscience, Africa Regional Centre and UK Centre Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Association, Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe A collaborative project ISBN: 0-9540132-0-4 1 FARMERS’ FRIENDS Recognition and conservation of natural enemies of vegetable pests A field guide for extension staff and trainers in Zimbabwe This Field Guide is dedicated to the memory of Jason Ong'aro, a researcher, co-editor and team member, who passed away during the course of this project. Published by: Department of Biology, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, University of London SW7 2AZ ISBN 0-9540132-0-4 © 2001 Biology Department, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine 2 3 AUTHOR AND PRINCIPAL EDITOR For further information, contact: Robert Verkerk Zimbabwe Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine, Dr S.Z Sithole, Plant Protection Research Institute, Department University of London, UK of Research and Specialist Services, PO Box CY550, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe. Email: [email protected] PROJECT TEAM AND ASSOCIATE EDITORS Shepherd Musiyandaka, AfFOResT (African Farmers’ Organic Simon Sithole, Joshua Karuma, Wilfred Chiimba, Tumelani Research & Training), PO Box CY301, Causeway, Harare, Wesile, Walter Manyangarirwa, Tafadzwa Sibanda: Zimbabwe. Email: [email protected] Plant Protection Research Institute, Department of Research & Specialist Services, Zimbabwe Countries other than Zimbabwe Shepherd Musiyandaka, Fortunate Nyakanda, Rexon Hodzi, Dr R.H.J. Verkerk, Department of Biology, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, United Kingdom. Todd Ndlovu, Sam Page: African Farmers’ Organic Research and Email: [email protected] Training (AfFOResT), Zimbabwe Hans Dobson: Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK Gilbert Kibata, Jason Ong'aro, Samson Pete: National This publication is an output from a research project funded by the Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kenya Agricultural Research Department for International Development of the United Kingdom Institute, Kenya (DFID project code R7587, Crop Protection Programme). However, the Department for International Development can accept no George Oduor, Peter Karanja, Sarah Simons, Martin Kimani: responsibility for any information provided or views expressed. CABI Bioscience, Africa Regional Centre, Kenya For information about the DFID Crop Protection Programme, visit Peter Jowah: University of Zimbabwe (formerly IPPM Working www.nrinternational.co.uk (see also Natural Resources International, Group, Zimbabwe) Contacts, p. 109). Tony Little: CABI Bioscience, UK Shona and Ndebele language versions of this guide and posters (Shona, Ndebele and English language versions) have also been Denis Wright: Imperial College of Science Technology & produced as part of this project. Medicine, University of London, UK Photographs by R.H.J. Verkerk unless otherwise stated. Design by deepblue, First Floor, 91a Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY. Printing by Fontline, Harare. 4 Contents Contents 5 Page Page Acknowledgments 6 Predatory mites 48 Predatory wasps 51 Foreword 7 Mantids 53 Spiders 55 Part 1. Introduction Other predators 58 Feeding levels in natural and agricultural systems 10 Parasitoids Some problems caused by intensive agriculture 12 Parasitoid wasps 64 What are natural controls? 15 Parasitoid flies 76 Types of natural enemy 16 Pathogens Biological control 18 Entomopathogenic fungi 78 Four steps for improving biological control of pests 18 Baculoviruses 79 Development and metamorphosis in insects and other arthropods 21 Bacteria 80 Entomopathogenic nematodes 81 Part 2. Important natural enemies of vegetable pests 25 Part 3. Evaluation of natural enemies, Predators and pesticide selectivity 83 Ladybird beetles 26 3.1 An introduction to natural enemy evaluation 84 Ground beetles 31 3.2 Pesticide side effects on natural enemies 91 Rove beetles 34 3.3 Selective pesticide application 104 Pirate bugs 37 Lacewings 39 Contacts 107 Hover flies 42 Appendix: Species lists 110 6 Acknowledgments Foreword 7 I are indebted to the vegetable farmers, trainers, extension personnel and scientists in Zimbabwe and Kenya whose input and enthusiastic cooperation made the Introducing this field guide compilation of this natural enemy field guide, associated posters and training programme possible. This field guide and its associated posters and ‘natural enemy In Zimbabwe, we would like to extend particular thanks to the staff from the Plant flip-cards’ (available in English, Shona and Ndebele languages) Protection Research Institute (Department of Research & Specialist Services) and the are the result of collaboration between Imperial College non-governmental organisation African Farmers’ Organic Research and Training (University of London), Plant Protection Research Institute (AfFOResT) for their dedication to the project and translation of the text to local languages (Shona and Ndebele). We are also grateful to AGRITEX, the IPPM (Department of Research & Specialist Services, Harare), African Working Group (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations), Peter Farmers’ Organic Research and Training (AfFOResT, Harare), Wilkinson (Xylocopa Systems, Harare) and the PELUM Association (Harare) who National Agricultural Research Laboratories of the Kenya provided valuable input during the production of the materials. Agricultural Research Institute (NARL/KARI, Nairobi), CABI Part of the research and development for this guide and its associated project was Bioscience (Africa Regional Centre, Nairobi, and UK Centre) carried out in Kenya (1998-1999), the work being made possible by the invaluable and Natural Resources Institute (University of Greenwich, contributions of our colleagues from the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Chatham, UK). (KARI) and CABI Bioscience (Africa Regional Centre). Dr Denis Wright (Imperial College, University of London) was responsible for the The purpose of the guide and its associated outputs is to help overall management of the project, and Hans Dobson (Natural Resources Institute, extension staff and farmers recognise and conserve important UK) provided essential support and input throughout. Thanks are also due to Tony groups of natural enemies by raising awareness of the Little (CABI Bioscience, UK Centre) who helped collate some of the data on side presence, abundance, diversity and benefits of natural enemies effects of pesticides on natural enemies (Part 3.2). Catherine Pinch (Imperial College, University of London) and Max Barclay (Natural History Museum, London) on smallholder farms in Zimbabwe. Nearly all of the provided useful input to the section on carabid beetles. Tony Russell-Smith (Natural photographs within this guide were taken in the field during Resources Institute, UK) kindly identified the spiders shown in the guide. Further surveys in Zimbabwe and Kenya in October 1998, and in thanks are offered to Graham Matthews (Imperial College, University of London) Zimbabwe in May and October 2000. and Hans Dobson for their useful suggestions on selective pesticide application in Part 3. During the October 1998 field surveys in Zimbabwe and I would like to thank Andrew Jones and Mick Tomlinson from deepblue (London) Kenya, interviews with small-scale farmers were also for their work on the design and layout of the guide and associated posters. undertaken. The interviews showed generally that little Hans Dobson, Denis Wright and Misha Verkerk proof-read the manuscript and information on natural enemies was available at the I am very grateful for their useful suggestions. I offer heartfelt thanks to my family, farm-level. However, it was also clear that farmers were very especially Ellie, Misha, Greta and Hannah, for all their support and encouragement interested and enthusiastic about gaining more knowledge to throughout the course of this project. help them recognise natural enemies and distinguish them Finally, I am grateful to the Department for International Development (DFID) of from pests and other plant-feeding insects. Farmers were the United Kingdom (Crop Protection Programme) for providing financial support particularly keen to learn about conservation methods that and advice. could be used to encourage natural enemies on farms. Robert Verkerk, Ascot, January 2001 Learning about ways of improving the effectiveness of natural enemies on small-scale, tropical, vegetable production systems is likely to become increasingly important to many farmers as 8 Foreword Introduction the cost of inputs such as pesticides and fertilisers continues to increase.
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