Participatory Analysis of Welo Bush Cricket (Decticoides brevipennis) Problem in Wag-Himra Zone

Abstract

Participatory rural appraisal on Welo bush cricket (Decticoides brevipennis Ragge.) was conducted during August 19 to 23, 1997 in Wag-Himra administrative zone. The main objective was to provide information on Welo bush cricket status and control methods with
system perspective. One hundred four farmers identified Welo bush cricket locally called Degeza ? as one of the major constraints to increasing agricultural productivity. Most farmers are aware that Welo bush cricket is found in bushy and weedy areas around and
inside the cereal crops (tef, barley and wheat) fields. Welo bush cricket control measures practiced in the area are conventional insecticides, cultural, mechanical, botanical and biological control