Md. Akter Faruk Fuad¹, Md. Nurhasan², Md. Omar Kayess^3*

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¹ Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Debiganj, Bangladesh.
² Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Kaharole, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur Bangladesh.
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Abstract: An experiment was conducted at Nagari union in Kaligonj Upazila of Gazipur district to determine the impact of Integrated Pest Management practices on tomato cultivation. Data were collected by using pre-designed interview schedule from 1^st March to 5^th August, 2014. The results of the study showed that in the study area farmers cultivated tomato in 14.6% of their land and there are eight IPM practices which are generally used by the farmers in their tomato fields. Regarding the overall adoption of IPM practices in tomato cultivation, 65.0% respondent farmers were in medium to high adoption category. The IPM Practice Use Index (IPUI) was found significantly higher in case of IPM adopters than in case of IPM non-adopters. But “use of pheromone trap”, “setting up the bamboo stick in the field” and “cultivation and use of green manure” were ranked as 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd, respectively in case of IPM adopters whereas “setting up bamboo stick in field”, “cultivation and using green manure” and “use quality and resistant seeds” obtained 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd rank, respectively in case of IPM non-adopters. The average infestation of insect and disease was found significantly lower in the fields of IPM adopter (9.7%) than IPM non-adopter (11.8%). The average frequency of chemical use in the season was also significantly lower in the fields of IPM adopter (2.14 times) than IPM non-adopter (3.44 times). The marketable yield was found significantly higher in the fields of IPM adopter (51.34 t/ha) than in the fields of IPM non-adopter (42.24 t/ha). The average gross return was also significantly higher in case of IPM adopter (526,143 taka/ha) than IPM non-adopter (472,647 taka/ha). The Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) of IPM adopter (2.41) was also found significantly higher than the BCR of IPM non-adopter (1.44).

Keywords: Impact, IPM, Practices, Tomato, Cultivation

Cite this paper: Fuad, M. , Nurhasan, M. and Kayess, M. (2019) Impact of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Practices on Tomato Cultivation in Gazipur District of Bangladesh. Advances in Entomology, 7, 33-46. doi: 10.4236/ae.2019.72004.

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