Etude Preliminaire a 1'Utilisation de Deux
Baculovirus dans la Lutte Contre Spodoptera
frugiperda en Prairie Guyanaise a Digitaria
Swazilandensis ................... ... ............. 88
 D. Dauthuille, etJ.F. Silvain,
 Centre ORSTOM de Cayenne, Guyane Frangaise

 Biological Basis for the Breeding of Better Yams ................... 93
 L.M. Degras, Station d'Amelioration des Plantes,
 INRA, Guadeloupe, F.W.I.

 Farmer's Adaptations to Production Constraints,
 and Its Implications for Agricultural Research;
 The Case of Rice Production Systems in the
 Dominican Republic ........................ ....... 96
 F. Doorman, CENDA, and F. Cuevas Perez, ISA,
 Dominican Republic, W.I.


Recent Advances in Research on Control and
Biology of Pickleworm and Melonworm ....................... 100
 K.D. Elsey, J. Pena, J. Peterson, and T. Wehner
 USDA-ARS, SR, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory,
 Charleston, SC, USA

Nouvelle Strategie de Protection des Cultures
Vivrieres centre la Fourmi Attine Acromyrmex
octospinosus Reiche en Guadeloupe: les Plantes
Resistantes a la Defoliation. ................... ... ....... 103
 G. Febvay, et A. Kermarrec
 INRA, Guadeloupe, F.W.I.

Farming Systems: Effective Methodology for
Rapid Agricultural Change .................................. 107
 E.C. French, E. Martinez, D.L. Schmidt, and M.E. Swisher
 University of Florida, USA


 A Classification of Farming Systems in the
 Eastern District of Dominica ................................. 111
 M. Genthon, French Technical Cooperation Office
 Dominica, W.I.

 Integrated Dairy Management for the Caribbean ................. 115
 C.D Gibson, Michigan Stae University, USA, and
 H. Hupp, College of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix

 Development and Implementation of Greenhouse
 Operations-A Case Study................................. 118
 R.E. Gomez, USDA, Washington, DC, USA


 Agronomic Characteristics of Confectionery
 Sunflower Grown in Florida ................................ 120
 V.E. Green, Jr., IFAS, University of Florida, USA

 The Problem of the Coconut Mite Eriophyes guerreronis
 Keifer, in the Coconut Groves of Trinidad and Tobago ............ 128
 R. Griffith, Red Ring Research Division,
 Ministry of Agriculture, Trinidad, W.I.

 Weed Control in Small Farm Systems ............ . . ... 133
 J.L. Hammerton, CARDI, St. Lucia, W.I.


 Some Perspectives on the Role of Aquaculture in the
 Development of Small Farm Systems for the
 Eastern Caribbean............................. ............ 137
 J.A. Hargreaves, CVI Agricultural Experiment Station
 St. Croix, USVI

 Prospects for Control of the Vector of Lethal Yellowing
 on Small Coconut Farms .................. ......... ... 144
 F.W. Howard, University of Florida, USA


The Effects of High pH on Macrobrachium
rosenbergii Postlarvae .................. ................... 147
 C.G. Hummel, and D.E. Alston
 University of Puerto Rico

Selecting Appropriate Equipment for Small Farms ................ 149
 G.W. Isaacs, University of Florida, USA

Experience with Behavior-Modifying Chemicals
for Insect Control ............... ....................... 154
 J.W. Jenkins, and C.C. Doane
 Pest Select International, Inc., AZ, USA



 El Cultivo del Name (Dioscorea spp.) y de Otoe
 (Xanthosoma spp.) en la Provincia de Herrera, Panama............ 158
 J. Jimenez and W.G. Rodriguez, CATIE, Costa Rica

 El Cultivo del Tiquisque (Xanthosoma spp.), La Malanga
 (Colocasia esculenta), el Iame (Dioscorea spp.) y el
 Plaatano (Musa sp AAB) en Costa Rica ........................ 162
 J. Jimenez, A. Rodriguez and W.G. Rodriguez
 CATIE, Costa Rica


 El Cultivo del Quequisque, (Xanthosoma spp.) y Platano
 (Musa sp. AAB) en el Tr6pico Hufmedo y Bajo de Nicaragua ........ 169
 J. Jimenez and W.G. Rodriguez, CATIE, Costa Rica

 Pest Management and the Vegetable Farmer
 in Trinidad and Tobago ................ .................. 173
 M.T. Jones, Central Experiment Station
 Trinidad, W.I.


 Use of Bacillus thuringiensis in Pest Management
 of the Tomato Ecosystem in Trinidad .......................... 176
 M.T. Jones, Central Experiment Station
 Trinidad, W.I.

 USDA Initiatives to Assist Small scale Agriculture ................ 180
 H.W. Kerr, Jr., USDA, Washington, DC, USA


 The Quest for Increased Food Production
 in the Caribbean ...................... ................ 182
 M.A. Kigoda and M.G. Blase
 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

 Responses of Several Sub-Tropical Crops
 to Applications of Humus and Marine Materials .................. 184
 A.R. Kingman, Diversified Marketing Services
 St. Thomas, USVI


 Non-Traditional Agriculture for the Caribbean .................. 186
 A. Krochmal and C. Krochmal
 University of North Carolina, USA


 Potentials for Beekeeping
 Expansion in theCaribbean ................... ........ .189
 C. Krochmal and A. Krochmal
 University of North Carolina, USA

 North American Women and Their Children:
 Valuable Resources in Food Production ................. . 192
 H.K. Light and D. Hertsgaard
 North Dakota State University, USA

 Studies on Soil and Water Management for Small Farmers
 on Flat Heavy Soils in the Caribbean ........... . . ... 195
 J.I. Lindsay, S.A. Simpson, and F.A. Gumbs
 The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I.