Crop Protection
The crop protection component covers activities under the Fruit Fly project and studies on the red-banded caterpillar of mangoes as well as the documentation of data and information on the insect collection held at the National Insect Collection at Kilakila (Port Moresby)
Fruit Fly Project
The project activity has been limited to area wide spray and use of protein bait spray. Other activities of damage assessment and host surveys have been completed after sufficient data was collected for analysis. Trapping activities have ceased but some are being maintained for quarantine purposes and are now under the responsibility of the National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA).
Red Banded Mango Caterpillar
This project is carried out with the assistance of the National Agricultural Insect Collection at Kilakila and in collaboration with NAQIA Port Moresby. The current activity is to collect infected mango fruits for the study of the Red-Banded Caterpillar of mangoes. The infected fruits are being held at the Kilakila laboratory and emergence of parasitoids are counted and recorded on a weekly basis. The study is continuing.
National Agricultural Insect Collection
Crop protection activities also cover the documentation of data and information on the insect collection held at the national insectary at Kilakila. The current activity involves the establishment of a database for a Leptidoptera Order
For further information, Contact
NARI Dry Lowlands Programme
P.O Box 1828, PORT MORESBY
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Phone: (675) 323 5511
Fax: (675) 323 4733
Email: naridlp@nari.org.pg