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STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF EGGPALNT FARMERS PRACTICES IN

PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING FRUIT AND SHOOT BORERS USING

ORGANIC PESTICIDE IN BGY. 20-S MABALENG, BATAC CITY, ILOCOS NORTE

I. Intro!"t#on

Eggplant is one of the typical vegetables in the Ilocos Norte which is grown by many of

the farmers in the area especially in the City of Batac which is considered as the vegetable

capital of the province. The production of eggplant has been a major source of income in the city

particularly in Bgy. 2!" #abaleng. $owever% eggplant farmers has been always challenge by

the pests affecting the production of such vegetable. $ence% their income is greatly affected.

&ith the emerging problem on pests% farmers are encouraged to used organic pesticides

since they are more ine'pensive as compared to the commercial products so as farmers have a

ma'imi(ed income in the production of eggplant with a minimum e'penses. #oreover% these

organic pesticides are easy to prepare since materials are locally available and the procedure in

preparing for such is just simple and easy.

This paper then discussed the strengths and limitations of the practices of the eggplant

farmers in controlling and preventing fruit and shoot borer using organic pesticides. )lso% this

paper presented an analysis of the research that can be used for a better production of eggplant in

the community.

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II. Bo$

This research paper has a potential in the mar*et since its target are the farmers who are

producing eggplants in the community. $ence% this could answer their concerns with respect to

pests infecting their plants and their practices in dealing with them using organic pesticides for a

better production. #oreover% the paper also presented the bests practices of the eggplant farmers

that can be adopted by farmers outside the City of Batac and Ilocos Norte as well. $owever%

thorough discussion should have been made to delegate the data properly so as the readers could

have a bac*ground on the research.

The researchers anchored their analysis strengths and limitations of the practices of the

eggplant farmers in controlling and preventing fruit and shoot borer using organic pesticides.

They considered three pesticides used by eggplant farmers namely+ ,a*awate e'tract% -IT)/%

and $agonoi e'tract.

,a*awate leaf e'tract was the easiest to prepare since it needs only five materials. 0rom

the respondents% they use ,a*awate leaf e'tract because it is more environment friendly.

$owever% it needs a long time to see its effect.

0armers used -IT)/ because it is more sustainable than inorganic1chemical pesticide

and it is not dangerous to human health. But% the material ta*es a long to effect.

$agonoi leaf e'tract is good for controlling fruit and shoot borer since it is ine'pensive

and it is best suited for organic to effect vegetable production country. $owever% it ta*es !3

wee*s for its effect.

The procedural techni4ues of the practices are easy to follow since they are all e'tracts%

and they are used as sprays to the plants. $owever% it was not stated if the sprays are to be

applied in the morning% at noon or in the afternoon. It was not also stated in the research the

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fre4uency of applying the pesticides. #oreover% cost analysis was not also indicated. )lso% there

were only few strengths and limitations that these pesticides have where in fact there should be

more.

Nevertheless% the practices used by farmers are effective according to the farmers

interviewed.

0rom the research% the researchers learned that organic pesticides can increase the

production of eggplant since it control and prevent fruit and shoot borers. &e learned that these

organic materials are not new to us anymore since they are found locally. &e also learned from

the farmers that the uses of these practices are widely spread in the locality because of their

availability% sustainability and practicality.

III. Con"%!on

The results of the research study will help the eggplant farmers to increase their

production ine'pensively. This also helps agriculturist to formulate a more comprehensive and

effective formula in preventing and controlling fruit and shoot borers. #oreover% the results of

this paper will inspire local researchers to focus more on the elimination of fruit and shoot borers

in eggplants. i*ewise% the -56s will also be benefitted from this research for them to guide

farmers in their locality about the best practices in the production of eggplants using organic

pesticides.In the light of the finding% the researchers recommend the parallel research must be

conducted so as to verify the results of this research. #oreover% it is also recommended that

continuous monitoring should be done to have a more comprehensive way of presenting the data.

i*ewise% organic pesticides must be advertised locally and be tested for a longer period of time

so as to see the effectiveness of the materials are verified. It is also recommended that phyto

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chemical analysis should be conducted so as to determine the active materials present in the

plants needed in the preparation of the organic pesticides which can control and prevent fruit and

shoot borers in eggplants.