MIGRATORY & INVASIVE PESTS AND WEEDS MANAGEMENT
Migratory pests are trans-boundary and move over thousands of kilometres across regions depending on wind ,temperature, precipitation, geographical features and changes in climate
The pests cause huge losses huge losses and negatively impact livelihoods of millions of people and affect international trade
This pests and weed include
Fall army worm
Fruit fly
Storage pests
Papaya mealy bug
Golden apple snail
Potato cyst nematodes
WEEDS
Water hyacinth
Japanese doder
FALL ARMY WORM
FRUIT FLY
LARGER GRAIN BORER
PAPAYA MEAL BUG
GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL
POTATO CYST NEMATODES
Weeds that are Migratory
WATER HYACINTH
JAPANESE DODDERY
STRATEGIC INTERRELATIONS
- I ct infrastructure for surveillance and monitoring installed and maintained
- Best practices in managing the pests and weeds documented and shared
- Pesticides registered by PCPB and trained personnel used during control
- Integrated pest management approach adopted for reduced risks
- Safe disposal of pesticides wastes
- Surveillance reporting and routine impact assessment after pesticides spray done
