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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) is a tropical organisation with a tropical agenda. But why study insects? Because in the tropics, insects are a fact of life to be reckoned with. Insects pose a greater risk to food production, often causing the loss of entire crops and destroying about half of all harvested food in storage.
Activities
- Research
Coordinated projects
- Classical biological control: mitigating consequences of the convention on biological diversity and property rights
- Development and implementation of a sustainable IPM program for major mango pests and opportunity for improving market information and processing in sub-Saharan Africa
- Development of environmentally friendly management methods for red spider mites in small-holder tomato production systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase II)
- Economic impact assessment of biological control of the diamond back moth in crucifers in East Africa
- Expanding biological control of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Expanding the rational and biological control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer flies to major horticultural production systems of East Africa
- Integrated control of thrips in vegetables in eastern Africa
- Integrated management of major insect pests and diseases of cashew in east and western Africa
- Integrated pest management of maize stem- and cob-borer in Western Africa
- Tackling Liriomyza leafmining flies: invasive pests of global proportions
Involved in research projects
Contact
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
(ICIPE)
P.O. Box 30772-00100
P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya
Phone: +254 (20) 8632000
Fax: +254 (20) 8632001
Email: icipe(@)icipe.org