Calendar-based Pest

Management

Enrico Rafael Y. Pasumbal

Introduction
Calendar-based pest control

- Scheduled control method of pests with regular

intervals of application of pesticides.
- A recommended dosage of pesticides is always
applied on a scheduled basis to prevent/kill pests
regardless of the level of infestation
Objective
- Show the effectiveness of calendar-based pest control
and compare to other pest management methods.

- Compare profitability of calendar-based pest control to

other pest management methods.
Results
Calendar based method (mean height of 10 randomly selected corn in cm)

Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.

5 12 19 26 Oct. 3 10 17 24

Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Mean 82.25 123 153.7 178 188.9 - - 230.6

Mean growth per

week 40.75 30.7 24.3 10.9 - - -

CALENDAR METHOD Data during harvest (in kg)

Fresh weight whole corn cob with Dehusked Corn

plant husk cob

Mean 0.865 0.215 0.165

 FARM INPUTS (Calendar Based)

Cost (in peso) Amount used Total cost

Price Price per kg or day

Labor 300 /day 100 / day 10 days 1000

Urea 1200 /kg 24 / kg 1.5 kg 36

Complete F. 1000 /50 kg 20 / kg 1.5 kg 30

Seeds 130 /kg 130 /kg 0.25 kg 32.5

Furadan 2500 /16 kg 156.25 / kg 0.2 kg 31.25

Total Input 1129.75

 Earnings Calendar

# of plant per Total mass of dehusked corn Price

row cob per row (kg) /kg Income

9 1.935 130 251.55

8 1.72 130 223.60

9 2.15 130 279.50

7 1.72 130 223.60

Total Income 978.25

Net Profit -151.50

Discussion

● Out of the three pest control approaches, the total input

cost of calendar-based pest approach is the highest.
● Regular application of pesticide is a big contributor to
increasing total input costs.
Discussion
● Total income earned is Php 978.25 but the total input
cost is Php 1129.75 which would give a net profit of Php
-151.50.
● There was no profit earned and also a loss of Php 151.50.
● There were missing corn cobs observed which could be a
possible reason of negative profits.
Discussion - Advantages
● High crop value due to very
little or no presence of
pests.
● High returns.
● Prevents pest infestation due
to regular pesticide application
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Discussion - Disadvantages
- Consistent exposure to - Application of pesticides
pesticides may damage the without the knowing the
health of a farmer. level of infestation.
- Natural enemies may also - Long term repeated use of
be affected leading to pesticide may help the pest
secondary pest insurgence. to develop resistances.
 Conclusion
- Calendar-based pest control is a good approach to receive high
yields compared to other approaches in the short term, but in
the long term, the calendar-based approach would lead to
development of pest resistance which would require a stronger
pesticide and therefore higher cost of inputs. The farmer would
also be consistently exposed to harmful chemicals which would
likely lead to detrimental health.
 Conclusion
- Calendar-based approach is not good for sustainability in the
long run. Other approaches would be recommended.

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Dent, D. (1993). Insect pest management. Wallingford; CAB International.