IPM for Tropical Orchards
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 1394
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tropical pests IPM; citrus pests; papaya pests; biological control; selective and botanical insecticides; agroecological pest management
Interests: plant pathology; tropical pests IPM; papaya pests; papaya biodiversity; agroecological pest management; fruits in the productive chain
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Integrated Pest Management has become a standard practice to address biotic problems; however, various factors hinder its widespread adoption in tropical regions. This Special Issue focuses on orchards in hot and humid areas, where scientific or high-tech equipment has a limited lifespan, and the spread of invasive pests or an emerging disease poses a significant dilemma. Additionally, many growers in the tropics have an intermediate to low level of education and income. Another significant challenge in tropical areas is transitioning from dependence on pesticide use to a more integrated, or even agroecological, approach. Biological, cultural, physical, and behavioral control methods are commonly used in the tropics, where the annual climate is characterized by two distinct seasons: the dry or semi-dry season and the wet or rainy season. Epidemiological studies offer a different perspective, with the inoculum source omnipresent in the field and a greater variety of vectors and vector-borne diseases. This Special Issue welcomes papers on transitioning from traditional agricultural systems to more resilient ones. The aim is to obtain an integral view of how to deal with pests by re-designing agroecosystems, incorporating plant breeding, autocidal control, legal control practices, or the use of biopesticides and selective pesticides, to minimize the risk to consumers, workers, the environment, and non-target organisms. The type of paper the editors expect in their Special Issue includes qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and theoretical papers, especially those presenting novel contributions or innovative frameworks.
Dr. Juan Villanueva-Jiménez
Dr. Alejandra Soto-Estrada
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agroecological pest management
- biological control
- biopesticides
- conservation of natural enemies
- cultural control
- insect-resistant fruits
- IPM technology transfer
- monitoring
- orchard IPM
- resistant cultivars
- tropical fruits
- tropical pests
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