@incollection{fdi:010077687, title = {{A} decision-support system for determining sugarcane pest reservoirs}, author = {{M}artin, {P}. and {S}ilvie, {P}ierre and {M}arnotte, {P}. and {G}oebel, {F}.{R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}redicting the establishment of pest reservoirs, and therefore pest infestation in sugarcane agroecosystems, is a challenge for the implementation of integrated pest management ({IPM}) programs. {T}he objective of this work was to develop a {D}ecision {S}upport {S}ystem that suggests plant species, located in a production area, that host a pest. {A} {K}nowledge {B}ased system on {B}iological {I}nteraction ({KBBI}) was then developed and coupled to {DECIPESTS}, a {DECI}sion support system for {PEST} management in sugarcane. {KBBI} compiles biological interrelations listed in the scientific literature, at three trophic levels (plant, pest, and natural enemy). {DECIPESTS} is based on {IPM} expertise and field observations and identifies the potential causes of insect pest infestations. {KBBI} and {DECIPESTS} both use {C}ogui software to handle and combine pieces of knowledge. {A}ccording to observed damage, {DECIPESTS} informs on the potential pest. {I}n return, {KBBI} suggests the wild and cultivated plants that are able to host the pest. {T}he comparison with a local floristic inventory enables the determination of pest reservoirs. {A}pplied to a case study in {S}enegal, {KBBI} and {DECIPESTS} showed for instance that {E}ldana saccharina can be hosted by nine wild plant species located in the irrigation canals: {T}ypha domingensis, {S}orghum verticilliflorum, {P}hragmites australis, {P}aspalum scrobiculatum, {E}chinochloa pyramidalis, and four species of the {C}yperus genus. {KBBI} also showed that this species can be hosted by {Z}ea mays and {O}ryza sativa, two neighbouring cultivated crops of socio-economic importance in the area. {T}his latter result indicates that the management of {E}ldana saccharina has to be tackled jointly by local farmers to be successful. {W}hile {DECIPESTS} uses a tactical approach to identify possible causes of pest infestation, its combination with {KBBI} makes it a strategic tool to enhance {IPM} strategy at a local scale.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {SENEGAL} ; {FLEUVE} {SENEGAL} {VALLEE} ; {BENIN} ; {NIGER} ; {MAURITANIE} ; {MOZAMBIQUE}}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of the {XXX} international society of sugar cane technologists congress}, numero = {}, pages = {110--117}, address = {[s.l.]}, publisher = {{ISSCT}}, series = {}, year = {2019}, ISBN = {9786169276104}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077687}, }