Lena
> I found 31 hits on the CAB ABSTRACTS database since 1984 (I didn't check
> earlier than that). Most papers refer to Neoleucinodes elegantalis
> (Lepidoptera: Pyraustidae) as "tomato fruit borer".
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Douglas M. Hinds [SMTP:dmhinds@acnet.net]
> > Sent: 12 June 1999 07:16
> > To: Anita Graf (Staff); sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
> > Subject: Re: Brazilian tomato problems
> >
> >
> > My bilingual CAB Lexicon of Entomological and Related Terms indicates that
> > Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Gn.) is "a perforador del fruto del tomate"
> > (the definition is from Venezuela), with NO English common name given,
> > which suggests that this pest may be restricted to the Latin American
> > tropics and is not certainly a fungus.
> >
> > A search of the University of Hawaii database using Carlweb turned up no
> > matches, which reinforces that supposition. Using Uncover gave the same
> > negative results. Is this pest similar to a pin worm or a grub or a
> > weevil?
> >
> > On 11/06/99 at 2:43 PM Anita Graf (Staff) wrote:
> >
> > >Often times "sustainable" amounts to
> > >figuring out if something ought to be grown in a specific place in
> > >the first place.
> >
> > What criteria are you applying to whether "something ought to be grown in
> > a specific place"?
> >
> > >it may be time to reasses the planting regime from the beginning.
> >
> > Could you do that for us?
> >
> > >Uh, not having anything technical to add to this discussion, I would
> > >still like to make a comment.
> >
> > Obviously. But why? Was this what you consider to be a philosophic
> > contribution, or perhaps metaphysical? You began with the following
> > supposition that was far from established:
> >
> > >If soils are fertile and well cared for and other basic
> > >sustainablity steps have been taken
> >
> > I suggest that attention be given toward resolving the underlying
> > problems, rather than supposing a given crop - in this case, a tropical
> > fruit with a multitude of varieties that have adapted to a multitude of
> > soil and climatic conditions, "ought not be grown in a specific place".
> >
> > Lastly, a careful selection of seed sources for relatively resistant (to
> > known local diseases), natural (not GMO) varieties is always a good place
> > to start. The next step would be to contact the Brazilian / Portuguese
> > equivalent of a "Centro de Investigacion sobre Control Biologico" or a
> > "Laboratorio de Reproducion de Organismos Beneficos", in order to
> > determine what they've got or could breed for you. (You will probably
> > have anticipate the pests that are likely to attack and contract the
> > breeding of both preventive and remedial beneficial organisms, to order.
> > And may have to contract a series of tests first, in order to determine
> > which variety or strain of which organism will prove most effective).
> >
> > Douglas Hinds
> >
> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
> >
> > On 11/06/99 at 2:43 PM Anita Graf (Staff) wrote:
> >
> > >> There are no really good remedies for it here, either. Late blight is a
> > >> major problem for tomato and potato growers in some areas, regardless
> > of
> > >> what chemicals they use. We deal with it on our farm by using long
> > >> rotations (five years) and strict field sanitation (all residues
> > >> incorporated immediately after last harvest).
> > >>
> > >Uh, not having anything technical to add to this discussion, I would
> > >still like to make a comment. Often times "sustainable" amounts to
> > >figuring out if something ought to be grown in a specific place in
> > >the first place. When nature starts a full-on combat of something,
> > >it can sometimes mean that that something just isn't appropriate to
> > >the area. If soils are fertile and well cared for and other basic
> > >sustainablity steps have been taken and still it takes an arsenal of
> > >toxic chemicals (organic or not) to get a harvest, it may be time to
> > >reasses the planting regime from the beginning. Granted, I don't
> > >think that this kind of thinking comes naturally to us humans who are
> > >forever trying to fit square pegs into round holes, but it should be
> > >considered.
> > >
> > >Anita
> > >
> > >
> > >Anita Graf
> > >313-F Conner Hall
> > >Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
> > >University of Georgia
> > >Athens, GA 30602-7509
> > >(706) 542-1915 phone
> > >(706) 542-0739 fax
> > >agraf@agecon.uga.edu
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