African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE)
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.
Address
African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE)
P.O. Box 30772-00100
P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi
Phone: +254 (20) 8632000
Fax: +254 (20) 8632001
email: icipe(@)icipe.org
Activities:
- Research
Coordinated projects
- Classical biological control: mitigating consequences of the convention on biological diversity and property rights Details of 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 Details of 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) Details of 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 Details of 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 Details of 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 Details of 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 Details of Integrated control of thrips in vegetables in eastern Africa
- Integrated management of major insect pests and diseases of cashew in east and western Africa Details of 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 Details of Integrated pest management of maize stem- and cob-borer in Western Africa
- Tackling Liriomyza leafmining flies: invasive pests of global proportions Details of Tackling Liriomyza leafmining flies: invasive pests of global proportions
Involved in research projects:
- Less loss, more profit, better health: reducing the losses caused by the pod borer (Maruca vitrata) on Vegetable legumes in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by refining component technologies of a sustainable management strategy Details of Less loss, more profit, better health: reducing the losses caused by the pod borer (Maruca vitrata) on Vegetable legumes in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by refining component technologies of a sustainable management strategy