| design and evaluation of traps for idiarthron subquadratum (orthoptera: tettigoniidae) with farmer participation in coffee plantations in chiapas, mexico. | three new types of traps designed and made by farmers were evaluated for capture of idiarthron subquadratum saussure & pictet. bag, sack, and fabric traps were compared with previously used bamboo internode traps. a participatory methodology was used involving farmer interviews and workshops to design and make the traps. farmer participation was useful for obtaining information on perceptions, knowledge, and control activities of i. subquadratum. the bag trap captured a greater number of individ ... | 2005 | 16022311 |
| farmers' perceptions, knowledge, and management of coffee pests and diseases and their natural enemies in chiapas, mexico. | small farmers' perceptions of coffee coffea arabica l. herbivores and their natural enemies, how those perceptions relate to field infestation levels, and pest management practices being implemented by members from two organic and nonorganic coffee grower organizations in the soconusco region, southeastern mexico, were analyzed through an interview survey, diagnostic workshops, and field sampling. the terms pest, disease, and damage were commonly used as synonyms. the major phytophagous species, ... | 2004 | 15568334 |