𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲-𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐏𝐈-𝐂𝐏𝐌𝐃) 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐍𝐒𝐐𝐂𝐒) 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮.
Published by Crop Pest Management Division
The event aims to promote awareness among nursery operators about the importance of accreditation and plant materials certification. Moreover, it intends to educate them about the requirements and procedures for obtaining nursery accreditation and plant material certification. Also, it aims to enhance and capacitate the participants in proper nursery operations like; pest and diseases identification and management control strategies, recognizing the characteristics of good planting materials, nursery establishment, and other related nursery management practices. Plant nursery operator and associations from four provinces within Region VII, specifically the province of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, attended this event. Furthermore, the divisions of the agency actively participated in the event, showcasing their respective mandates and duties, while also showcasing its available products and services.
The CPMD, as one of the resource speakers of the event, was assigned to discuss pest and diseases proper identification, characteristics, degree of damage, sign, and symptoms, and their management control. Integrated pest management strategies were also discussed with its four management strategy control options such as, the cultural control, mechanical and physical control, biological control and chemical were introduced to the participants. The CPMD also emphasized and promoted the importance of using of the Biological Control Agents (BCAs) as one of the main options for managing crop pests, which were available for distributions to farmers. Utilizing these natural enemies reduces the damage caused by a pest population, reduces the health hazard for spray operators/farmers, and prevents the chemical contamination of our food and the environment. Furthermore, to prevent the development of insecticide resistance against pest, this approach to pest management serves as an alternative means of reducing the reliance on pesticides.
