The Feed the Future IPM Innovation Lab, in collaboration with ICRISAT and FAO, is conducting a workshop to train scientists from Asia and West Africa on rearing and release of parasitoids of FAW.
Training Workshop on:
Biological Control of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Africa and Asia: Scouting for Parasitoids, Mass Rearing of Egg Parasitoids, and Augmentative Release Techniques
Date: July 22-26, 2019
Venue: ICRISAT, Niamey, Niger
Program
| Day 1: July 22, 2019 (Monday) | ||||||
| Time | Topic | Presenter / Facilitator | ||||
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome remark/Objective and scope of the workshop | Malick/Muni | ||||
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Reports on status and control of FAW from different participating countries | Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, DRC, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroun, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam, Niger | ||||
| 10:30 -11:00 | Group photo and tea/coffee | |||||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | General information on FAW: Taxonomy, origin, related species, distribution, spread, monitoring, pheromone traps. | Muni | ||||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | General information on FAW Management (mechanical control, cultural control, host plant resistance, GMOs, biological control) | Malick | ||||
| 12:00 – 12:30 | General information on biological control (conservation, classical, augmentative/inoculative/inundative) | Muni | ||||
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Case studies of classical biological control in Africa and Asia | Muni | ||||
| 12:45 -13:00 | Case study of successful augmentative biological control of the millet head miner in the Sahel | Baoua | ||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Update on FAW natural enemies encountered in Africa | Laouali | ||||
| 14:20 – 14:50 | Factitious hosts for production of egg parasitoids | Malick Ba | ||||
| 14:50 -15:30 | Mass production of Trichogramma and Telenomus and
Best laboratory practices for parasitoid mass rearing |
Malick Ba | ||||
| Day 2: July 23, 2019 (Tuesday) | ||||||
| Time | Topic | Group | Presenter / Facilitator | |||
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Practice scouting for eggs and larvae parasitoids of FAW | Group 1 & 2 | ||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Preparation of FAW artificial diet
Mass production of FAW using artificial and natural diets |
Group 1 | Mamane Sani | |||
| Mass rearing of Corcyra cephalonica and Habrobracon hebetor | Group 2 | Laouali Amadou | ||||
| Mass production of Trichogramma using Corcyra eggs and preparation of tricho-cards for field releases | Group 3 | Laouali Karimoune | ||||
| Mass production of Telenomus using FAW eggs preparation of Telenomus cards for field releases | Group 4 | Amani Lamine | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/coffee | |||||
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| Day 3: July 24, 2019 (Wednesday) | ||||||
| Time | Topic | Group | Presenter / Facilitator | |||
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Practice Scouting for eggs and larvae parasitoids of FAW | Group 3 & 4 | ||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Preparation of FAW artificial diet
Mass production of FAW using artificial and natural diets |
Group 4 | Mamane Sani | |||
| Mass rearing of Corcyra cephalonica and Habrobracon hebetor | Group 1 | Laouali Amadou | ||||
| Mass production of Trichogramma using Corcyra eggs
and preparation of tricho-cards for field releases |
Group 2 | Laouali Karimoune | ||||
| Mass production of Telenomus using FAW eggs and preparation of Telenomus cards for field releases | Group 3 | Amani Lamine | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/coffee | |||||
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner hosted hosted by ICRISAT | |||||
| Day 4: July 25, 2019 (Thursday) | ||||||
| Time | Topic | Group | Presenter / Facilitator | |||
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Field releases of Telenomus | Group 3 & 4 | ||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Preparation of FAW artificial diet
Mass production of FAW using artificial and natural diets |
Group 3 | Mamane Sani | |||
| Mass rearing of Corcyra cephalonica and Habrobracon hebetor | Group 4 | Laouali Amadou | ||||
| Mass production of Trichogramma using Corcyra eggs and preparation of tricho-cards for field releases | Group 1 | Laouali Karimoune | ||||
| Mass production of Telenomus using FAW eggs and preparation of Telenomus cards for field releases | Group 2 | Amani Lamine | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/coffee | |||||
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| Day 5: July 26, 2019 (Friday) | ||||||
| Time | Topic | Group | Presenter / Facilitator | |||
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Field releases of Telenomus | Group 1 & 2 | ||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Preparation of FAW artificial diet
Mass production of FAW using artificial and natural diets |
Group 2 | Mamane Sani | |||
| Mass rearing of Corcyra cephalonica and Habrobracon hebetor | Group 3 | Laouali Amadou | ||||
| Mass production of Trichogramma using Corcyra eggs and preparation of tricho-cards for field releases | Group 4 | Laouali Karimoune | ||||
| Mass production of Telenomus using FAW eggs and preparation of Telenomus cards for field releases | Group 1 | Amani Lamine | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/coffee | |||||
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Continuation of group work | |||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Participants feedback and workshop wrap-up | |||||
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