Integrated Pest Management for corn and soybean crops is presented at Tecnoshow Comigo

Among the programming organized by Embrapa during the 18th Tecnoshow Comigo 2019 Fair, an event that takes place in the municipality of Rio Verde, in Goiás between the 8th and 12th of April, the Wokshop Integrated Pest Management (MIP) of Corn Culture and da Soja brought together, at 'Casa da Embrapa', technicians, consultants, teachers and students from the field of agricultural sciences.

The Workshop is part of a series of activities planned for this year that were defined in the technical cooperation contract signed between Embrapa and Crea-GO, which aims to train professionals and multipliers in sustainable production to make appropriate decisions in integrated management of pests in corn and soybean crops.

Integrated Pest Management 

The bases of IPM can be summarized by the correct identification of pests and determination of their control levels, natural enemies and monitoring, in addition to the interaction of control methods that can be chemical, biological, resistant plants or crop rotation, for example ”, highlighted Hirose.

The program was presented in three stages: in the morning, researcher Simone Mendes, from Embrapa Milho e Sorgo spoke about IPM for corn cultivation; Immediately afterwards, there was an exhibition of pests, natural enemies and biological products, where participants had the opportunity to learn in practice what was presented about the IPM of soybean and corn crops.

According to Flávia Barbosa, to carry out correct pest control, one must choose efficient and selective products against natural enemies. When available on the market, the option for biological products, which must be associated with other control measures.

In the afternoon, researcher Edson Hirose, from Embrapa Soja, highlighted the IPM of soybean cultivation; Continuing with the program, the Senar Goiás consultant, André Ribeiro, showed the participants some of the application technologies in the field.

Application technology 

Application technology is defined as the use of all scientific knowledge that provides the correct placement of the biologically active product on the target, in the necessary quantity, in an economical way and with minimum contamination of the environment.

Faced with an agricultural scenario that has generated impacts on the environment and health, our starting point is that application technology cannot be limited simply to the act of applying the product, but rather to the interaction between several factors (culture, pest, disease, invasive plant, product, equipment and environment) seeking efficient control, which provides low and minimal environmental contamination.

André Ribeiro's presentation highlighted aspects of the importance of identifying targets, choosing spray tips and the importance of droplet size.

In 2019, workshops, seminars and field days are planned. Topics such as: Sustainable soil management in Cerrado crops, Management of irrigated agricultural systems, agroecology and also, training of technical managers and auditors for the Integrated Production of Pulses that will take place in Goiás. 

This is the fourth year that Crea-GO and Embrapa have signed a partnership to train technicians who will work to support rural people and strengthen agriculture in the State. 

The partnership also has the support of other institutions that operate in Goiás, including the Goiás Agriculture and Livestock Federation (Faeg); the National Rural Learning Service (Senar-GO); the Rural Union of Goiás; the Institute for Strengthening Agriculture in Goiás (IFAG); the Federal Institute of Goiano (IFGoiano); Federal University of Goiás (UFG); the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) and JHS Sementes.