FOREWORD
 The effective control of pests such as weeds, insects, and diseases is critical to assuring healthy crops
and enhancing agricultural productivity. Various pest control methods have been adopted. One is the use of
chemical pesticides, which is still the most common method in many APO member countries because it is
cheap and often very effective. The effectiveness of chemical pesticides in protecting crops, however, has
masked the negative impacts associated with their use. For farmers, the most serious are the acquisition of
pest resistance to the chemicals, secondary pest outbreaks, and health hazards associated with the application
of chemicals. For consumers, the main problems are pesticide residues in food and environmental
degradation. Because of such concerns, there is a great deal of interest in applying nonpesticide control
methods. The success of nonpesticide approaches to controlling crop pests requires concerted efforts by the
parties concerned, ranging from increased awareness of the method by farmers, policy shifts on plant
protection, to better labeling of agricultural products for traceability and informed consumer choice.
To review the present use of nonpesticide methods for controlling crop pests in member countries,
discuss issues and problems in promoting their use, and formulate measures to address them, the APO
organized the seminar on “Nonpesticide Methods for Controlling Diseases and Insect Pests”. This volume
is a compilation of the papers and proceedings of the seminar. I hope that it will serve as a useful reference
on the subject in APO member countries and elsewhere.
The APO is grateful to the Government of Japan for hosting the seminar, in particular to the Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for providing financial and technical assistance, and to the Association
for International Cooperation of Agriculture and Forestry for implementing the program. Special thanks are
due to Dr. Peter A.C. Ooi for editing the present volume.
Shigeo Takenaka,
Secretary-General
Tokyo,
August 2005
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| INSIDE THE E-BOOK |
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| Part I. Summary of Findings |
| Part II. Selected Resource Papers |
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Some Non-Pesticide Methods for Managing Crop Insect Pests – Present Status, Issues and Strategies |
Peter A. C. Ooi |
| Non-Pesticide Methods for Sustainable Crop Disease Management in the Asia-Pacific Region: Present Status, Issues and Strategies |
D. G. Hunter |
| Biological Control of Vegetable Pests with Natural Enemies |
Eizi Yano |
| Non-Pesticide Methods for Managing Crop Weeds in the Asia-Pacific Region – Allelopathic Cover Crops |
Yoshiharu Fujii |
| Part III. Selected Country Papers |
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Republic of China |
Tze-chung Huang |
| India |
K. J. Devendrappa |
| Indonesia |
Sutarto Alimoeso |
| Malaysia |
Mohd Norowi Hamid, Mohd Roff Mohd Noor and Lo Nyok Piang |
| Mongolia |
Davaasambuu Undarmaa |
| Pakistan |
Abdul Khaliq |
| Philippines |
Pio A. Javier, Rizaldy G. Bayot and Flor V. Bariuan |
| Sri Lanka (1) |
Fazal Sultanbawa |
| Sri Lanka (2) |
C. Kudagamage |
| Thailand (1) |
Turnjit Satayavirut |
| Thailand (2) |
Wiwat Suasa-ard |
| Vietnam |
Pham Van Bien and La Pham Lan |
| Part IV. Appendices |
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List of Participants, Resource Speakers, and Secretariat |
| Program of Activities |
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