mosquitoes bullies

infections illnesses
pimples

weeds
rats
snails
diseases
insect pests
 Pest Management
Key Check 7:
No significant yield
loss due to pests
Part 1: Understanding the PalayCheck
System
 A
C
Rat damage B
Blast damage
Bug damage

What do you What possible effects will A, B, and

observe? C give on yield? To the farmer?

Source of Photos: IRRI

IMPORTANCE OF KEY CHECK 7

KNOW how the rice crop interacts with the biotic factors,
agro-ecosystem, & the crop management system; and

CORRECTLY identify pest & apply ICM

(i.e. resistant variety; date & method of crop establishment;
fertilizer & water management; & pesticide use)
ASSESSMENT OF KEY CHECK 7
 No significant yield loss due to pests such as
insects, diseases, weeds, rats, snails, and birds.
 Significant damage occurs when one or more
pests cause damage.

Assessing
damage
H W?
ASSESSMENT OF KEY CHECK 7

There is significant yield loss if…

≥ 10% of the area has

missing or snail-damaged
hills at 14 DAT or DAS

SNAILS
ASSESSMENT OF KEY CHECK 7

There is significant yield loss if…

≥ 5% of the area has

damaged tillers from
maximum tillering
to maturity

RATS
ASSESSMENT OF KEY CHECK 7

There is significant yield loss if…

≥ 10% of the area has

weeds at 15 and/or
30 DAT or DAS

WEEDS

BIRDS: ≥ 5% of the area has damaged panicles

Assessment of Stem borer
KEY CHECK 7

≥ 20% whitehead
(flowering to maturity)
≥ 1 egg-
mass/m2
≥ 30% (mid to max
deadheart tillering/EPI)
(early tillering)
≥ 5 egg-
masses/m2
(nursery/seedbed)
Assessment of Rice Black Bug
KEY CHECK 7
≥ 20% whitehead
(maturity)
≥ 20 (nymph & adult);
≥ 20% whitehead
(flowering to grain filling)
≥ 20 (nymph & adult);
≥ 30% deadheart
(mid-max tillering/EPI)
≥ 10 (nymph &
adult); ≥ 20%
deadheart
(early tillering)
none
(nursery/seedbed)
Assessment of Brown/White-backed
KEY CHECK 7 Planthopper

tolerable
(milk stage-maturity)

≥ 50 all stages of insect/hill

(mid-tillering to flowering)

≥ 25 all stages of
insect/hill
(early tillering)

none
(nursery/seedbed)
Assessment of Rice Bug
KEY CHECK 7 tolerable
(maturity)
≥ 10 (nymph & adult)/m2
(grain filling)
≥ 5 (nymph & adult)/m2
(milk stage)
negligible
(flowering)
none
(nursery/seedbed to EPI)
 Assessment of Brown Spot
KEY CHECK 7

≥ 75% of field w/ BS &

10% unfilled grains
(grain filling to maturity)

≥ 50% of field w/ BS
(mid-tillering to milking stage)

≥ 30% of field
infected
(early tillering)
none
(nursery/seedbed )
Assessment of Leaf/Panicle
KEY CHECK 7 Blast

≥ 10% of field w/ PB
(milking stage to maturity)

≥ 10% of field
w/ neck blast
(flowering)
≥ 30% of field w/ LB
(mid to max tillering)
≥ 20% of seedbed,
field w/ LB
(nursery/seedbed
to early tillering )
Assessment of Sheath Blight
KEY CHECK 7

≥ 40% of field w/ ShB &

≥10% of unfilled grains
(grain filling to maturity)

≥ 40% of field w/ ShB

(mid-tillering to milking stage)

none to negligible
(nursery/seedbed
to early tillering )
Assessment of Bacterial
KEY CHECK 7 Leaf Blight

≥ 30% of field w/ BLB seen on flag leaf

(flowering); with w/ undeveloped spikelets
(mid-tillering to maturity)

negligible
(nursery/seedbed
to early tillering )
 Assessment of Rice Tungro
KEY CHECK 7

tolerable
(flowering to maturity)

≥ 40% of field w/ RT
(mid to max tillering)

≥ 20% of field w/ RT
(early tillering)

none
(nursery/seedbed)
In general, here’s how
the pests are at every
growth stage …
Source: IRRI
Recommendations to Achieve KEY CHECK 7
 Use varieties resistant to
pests prevalent in the locality

 Adopt a synchronous planting

scheme after 1-month fallow
period in the locality

Mestiso 19 is resistant
to whiteheads
Recommendations to Achieve KEY CHECK 7

 Conserve beneficial organisms

 Conduct regular field

monitoring to identify
potential pests
Management
Options for RATS,  Rats: practice timely,
integrated, & sustained
GOLDEN APPLE community-wide control
SNAILS, & WEEDS
 GAS: keep field saturated
during early vegetative stage;
construct small canals and
place attractants to facilitate
snail collection; place
wire/bamboo screen at water
in/outlets to prevent field
entry
 Weeds: control within 30 DAT
or 40 DAS; proper land prep &
water mgt; use high quality
seeds
Management  Insect pests: Do not spray
Options for against defoliators w/in the
INSECT PESTS, first 30 DAT or 40 DAS
DISEASES, & BIRDS  Diseases: Diagnose correctly
& practice field sanitation
 Insect pests & diseases:
Avoid too much fertilizer
application, 3 croppings/yr
or short turnaround time, &
unnecessary use of
pesticides
 Birds: scaring away birds is
the only practical solution to
manage them
Pest Management
Key Check 7:
No significant yield
loss due to pests
CREDITS
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