Report of sixth session of the ecological group

.t w6nr,o HEALTH oRcANIzATIoN AFRrc^T{ REGION ORCANISATION hTONDTALE DE IA SANTE i,EGION DEU^Ii,QUB ot.tctlocEncnsts clNTRoL ?RoGR^}lllE IN TllE voLTA tlvEn !^stN AREA ?RocRAilNE oa r.urre6lrrns ioxcrlocgRcosE DANs LA igcloN Dt' BAsslN DE LA voLTA EXPERT ADVISOBY CO}S(IrIEE Slxth acaslon Ourgrdougou, 10-14 Junc 1985 ocP/Elc6.4 OBIGIIIAI: ENGLISE BEPOBf, OT TEE SIXf,B SESSION OF TUE ECOLOGICAL GNOUP coNlEItTS IIITBODIICTION ..... ' ' ' ' t ' ' " ' t t " " ' .. " ' I ' ' ' t ' ' ' ' ' i ADoPTIGI Or TEB AGENIDA .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . VECTOBCOIITNOLSITT'AIIO}IA}IDSTATUSOTBESISTANCE IN TEE PTOCBA}IHE ANEA BCOLOCIC.AL }OIIITORIT{G ITTDEPBIIDE}IT I,TONITOBINC I'ATA VEBIBICAIION ....... ' ' ' DEVELOPUN|I OT ALISRNATIVE I.ABVICIDES BEPOntr ON ADIILUCIDING TRIALS ....... .. r... r... o... ECOLGICALII,IPACTOFPESTICIDESUSEDINANETOTBBB r[Atl BY OCP PI'ELICATION OF oCP ECOLGIC.AL ACIIVITIES ... " " " ' J. AIII OMER HAflEBS f. AIIANGEUE$fS FOR IIEf,T I'IEETING """"""""""' APPBOVAL Otr nEPOlf ...... ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' "t ' " t" ' ' ' ' "L. AIINEI I - A}INEf, II PrSc A. B. c. D.- E. r. G. E. I 2 2 3 3 4 5 7 7 7 E I E IIST OT PASTICIPAIIIS PNOTOCOL FOB TESTING TEE }GDII'IFTBRH ETTECf,E OP CAIIOSULTAT ON ME NOTT-TARCET TAUI{A OT TEE SA8SAUDNA EIVEB (IVOII COAST) I A. INTNODUCTION 1. The Ecologlcal Group held lta 8lxth 8e831on at the OCP Headquartera, Ouagadougou, luiitnr 8aro, ifron 24 to 26 Aprl1 1985' 2. Dr I.ll. Cuolna chalrcd thc ucetlng whlch c6s rtteuded by aLl other nasbcre of thc Cto"p agd thc tcchnlcal ricrctarlat, ll'rtGd 1n Anncx I' 3. Ttrc Group aotcd that Dr Cnmlns had rcpresetrtcd lt at the flfth sesgloa of thc Joht rrogroc coElttcc hsld ln tllalcy ln Deccober 1984t and Dr C' L€vlque hea ettriicd tha Bydroblologlrtrr lGGtlBS ln Ouegadoutou' Follorlng thc rtGtlgg Dr L[vtquc, eccolpaaled by Dr laeuno end Dr Lcanon, uould vlclt nonltorlog-ttrtline-fo'togo eod hrvc ilacutelona rlth thc hydroblologlcal tGau thcrc. 4. Dt E.ll. geabr, Progrre DlrccGor, r:lconrd tbe Group to thc Pro3rane Beedquertcrr. Bl polatrd oot tbet ghc Progrrma uer ln r porltloa of Bransltlon novlng iorerde thc thlrd finenclat phmer-uh9l lE soqld bccoe opcrrtlr7c fn r firthsr four "orrniri"., eddlng iouc 28 000 t! of rlvera to bc ticrted. Bc gtrcarad tho ocrd f,or rBrGqgthcolag thc colleborrtlvc cffort3 bctrcca thc progirnc end thc Group, aoionly to netntrr'n th. confl'dcocc uhlch Ehc Donors and dirtf"fpiitog Corrroiratr brvl ta OCP, but rlro to dcvclop eo ceologlc11 trrdltloa ta ttrrrt Atrlce lu Bh. lltht of thc dleertrour drou3bt rnd edvraclag derartlflcetr'oB of tho SudraaGulnala toEC' 5. f,e lnforncd tbc Group thrt tbc llonorr rnd thc coulttce of sponeorlng Agcnclcr hed rccogotzed that thc Progrruc had oeithcr thc capaclty nor- thc rendatc to uudcrteLc coclooconodc alvitopuent Pcr lc end ltr-rolc rbould betloltcd ro rhG Siiiirf"S end dlrrcolartloo of fiiE5'riiltloa on dcvalopocot. Ttre Ecolo8lcal Croui, .""ordlagly, ahould rcrtrlct lteclf to the ccologlerl cffccEr of pcrtletdc appllclttoa. 6. Thr Group coaclderrd that thc ovarall ccologtcrl cffcctr froB :ocloccooofc acviiip""oi-"ould curpu. roy cffcctc on tbc rlvcrlnc fcune fron lrrvlcldt appllertloa Uy thc Progr.rc. Iu thle relPGct the Group crnr91lcd rtlllogactr io bc cmruitad on t[r rcologlcel hprct- oo th. rlvarr rerulElog f,rm chengaa ln thc gellcrY forcrt. 0CP/EAC6.4 pagc 2 !. ADOPTION OF lTE AGEITDA fhc follorlag agandr ur. sdoPt.d: (r) Vcctor cootrol .lturtloE and ctrtur of rcal.tlBcG ls thc Prograuc arGa 7 a (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (g)(h) Ecologlcrl looltorlng Iodcpcndttt nonltorlag data vcrlflcrt'lon Dovrlopcnt of rltcnetlvc lervlcldce B.port oa rdultlcldtag trlele Ecologlcal hpact of pcrtlcldee ueed 1n rhc trcr othGr than by OCP Publtcetloo of OCP ocologlcel 8cElvlclcl Aoy othcr !.ttcr. Arrengcrcnt. for thc a.xt Lctlog Approvrl of rcport. (1)(J) ocP/E[c6.4 Prge 3 C. VECTOR COI{TROI SITUATION AI{D STATUS OT RESISTANCE IN TIIE PBOGMUIA AREA 8. The Group uas lnforued that 9Ot of thc corc area of the Prograge had been ualatslned clear of lnfected vector8 throughout the ye8r. Sooe rrlnvaslon of thc aouttFwestcrn rnd routtFeaateiu bordGr3 hsd occurred. Thc BaLe larvlcldlng eiiri"gy shlch ooploycd tenephoa or alGcrnaDcG of chlorphoxlu and Bacllfoa tt"g1gg1g! H-14 (8.t. E-I4) had beeu used agrln durlog thcp""tl; i[t rhe loprovencnr -fi-t ydrologlcal data trrnsnlre lon, lncludlug teletransut.aclon froo ctrtaln reoote Lltce, and the eubrequent lorc cfflcLcot doclng of actlve brecdlng sltea, lerg larvlclde had bceo eppllcd to thc rlver.. In thc abccnce 6f tn. vectot lpeelee, trcatEcate hed baen rurpcoded on 11 ny rly.r' for-conrldcrable Perlods thus illovlag the rccovcry of thc nortrrget organlens. 9. Thc Group noted thc crperlneutal trettEcnte belng underteteE oo thG Srnkrranl rlvGa brlu and thl lrcltern trlbutarlG! iD Guluca ehcd rt r.duclEt the rclnvarlon of the soutlrUe3tcrn erct of the Progrroa. 10. Thc Croup rae lnforped of thc ttatu! of reelrtancc 1o thG lor3r Bendara. Aftar rurpcarloa of traatrcatr the forcgt apcclcr hld-rclrlncd rGrlrtsat to tGBG;h6tr-ttft" thc aueccpifUftfty of ravanaa rpcclcr bed rcturncd to hlgh icr"i. rlocc tbc oceuircocc of rcatrtrace la 1983. Io thr Southcrn Extcnslon area chrngar lu .usccptlblllty hed bccn- dcnoortretcd ublch nlght be duc to it" lnflucneE of thc use of egtlculturel chcolcll.. D. ECO1OGICAL HONITORING 11. Thc Group uae lnforaed of the outcooc of the Eydroblologlrtar nccBlry rtrlch rar held ln OuegedouSou froo 12 to 15 Bebruary 1985, aad aotcd slth couccru th.E uot a1t Ihe r-portc froo the vsrr'ous Partlclp.nta had blca evelleblc to thrt tcetlng. Certel.n rrport. werc etlll not avalleble'end rooc of thcrc prcsented ucrc eo deflcleot that lt rae lupoerlblc for tbs Ecologlcel Group adcquatcly to fulfll lta randrte. Thc nonltq,r+$ teas_lurt b.incolrriiid to uiaartakc thelr sork in a oore conecleitlouc ornner vlth ths Datlonr1 ecleatlat. concerned belng peraonally lnvolved lu thc fteld oonltorlng actlvltlcB. L2. fhe Group rccomendcd that OCP ehould provlde guldaaca, 1a tbc uay of r lodcl rcport, to haruonlze the rePortlas,procedurca and to eteadrrdlrc tbe lii--"t.i1on-of dara aud rhlr I technlcil Bu@ary of each rePort bc prcp$cd rUf* rould be trenrlatcd lnto the recond worlclag funguagc. 13. Ttrc Group allo rcco"-,ended that partlelpatlou of hydroblologlrtr 1o aubacqucot lcetlnta be conttngeut uPoD thc collectlon of rcqulrcd datr rnd thc rubdielon of an idequatc rcport aud that eucb Dsetinge ba-chalrcd by clthGr t rcpre3Gntatlvc of ttre Ecological Group or a eenlor OCP rtaff, ncnber' 14. fhc Group dlacusged the uonltorlng protocole for thc ttt.ck, cooeolldatloa aod nainteoancc phaaee ln the llght of crpcrltncG grlned over ihc paat teo ycare. It euphaelzcd that thc valua of thc drtr collGctcd froE aa lndlvlduel qonltorlug elte depended on the avellablllty of adcqurte liJtr."tlcut deta and ihe abaente of any oaJor ooE-treatDeat factort (c.9. huoau 3ettlelcgt, dao cotrstructlon, etc.). The data could be corrected for hydrologlcal varlatloa rnd for collector blae, both of rhlch have beea evldent ln the pset dats ect8. ocP/BAC6.4 PeSe 4 15. Ihe Group therefore recomcnded that,, durlng the uonltorlag of the coaaolldatlon and nalntenance phaeea' Eore lntenel've atudlee thaa e-leted undcr the preeent uonltorlng acheoe bc undertaken et a few eelected sltes r"itfrg thi ebove crlterla. In the Preseot OCP erer, Sabarl ou Ehc OEt' Botmokro sud Danaagoro ou the Herahou6, Seulcn on thG Sa8sandra and the Pont toutlcr atte oo thc L6rabe ehould be ralntalncd. sultable 31tG3 0n Ehe Pru, tU"-e""t-.rurlWaua and the Oueo6 or tlono should be ldeutlflad for tha ronltorlng of thc Southera Ertenelon' 16. Thc Group uotad thc erteut of nonltoring thlt Yaa belng uadcrtal'ea la the l{Gttero Ertcnrlon arca where lt reco ended thett ln future, four rtter rhould bc ldentlfled for entouologlcal etudy ae rcll ar for fl'rh, crpeclally taklng lato account the fact that thc rlverl of thc Nlger raterchcd flos nortb[arde fron relnforect lato the ravanoar cotrtratT to Eho3G of thc Voltr llvcr tyatc!. L7. Thc urtlonal tcua ebould coitlouc to follou thG GgEabllrhed oooltorlog protocola uhteh Uould rlcrt OCP to aay uoclPcctcd chrngce. Th. ortloBrl tcr[! itoofa p.rttclpatc 1n thc latcurlvc uialtorlng otudlcr on crch of thc t.l.ctcd rltcl, Lrt tUc-lrln rcepoarlblllty for uodcrtrklng thGBG rhould rGlE ttth thcOCi-tiaioifofosi"il group (the prLrGnE hydroblologlrt rupportcd by ru ccoloSlcel rcnitorlng coordlnetor). 18. thc Group repeated the rccouendatl.on ln the rePorE of ltr flfth lcrltoo thrt thc lrnrgcol of ttre ccologlcel r.PGcts of thc Drogrenc rhould bc .tr.ogthcg.d gpcclally aor to cneure that all thc rctlvltlcr coEacctcd ulth thc lorc lutcnrlvc uooltorlng rud thc tGstlIU of act, lrrvlcldcr bc proprrly coordlortcd. B IUDEPENDENT }ONITORING DATA VERTFICATIONa 19. Follorlng the requeat of the Group lu the rePor3 of ltr flfth earclon(peregrrph 63) that the ronltorlng datr bc lndcpeudcntly vcrlflcdt r draft t.poti rir ruboltted to 1t by the Salford Ualveralty-teau, rhleh hed bccn rciponelble for rtslatlng OCi fn prevlous aaalyate of uoultorlng drte. Tblr dreft rGport covcred the worl, ro frr cerrlcd out. 20. Tbc Group uar loforred thst Btrtlltice1 enalyllr of the routlac loaltorlng deta oy.r the puE tetr year! hed beeo lede dtfflcult bacrure of the tollorlug fectorr! the lnhcrcnt verlablllty ln ebundence of fruoe lo lcreonal troPlcal rtver.; loprovcoeoto ltr texoDolr.c knovledge; lnproveoentt ln tralnlng aod changce ln atafflng; varlrble parlode betrcGB treatuent aud collectloo3 rcductlon of qonltorlag frequencyi lergc dlffereneee in river flow betwecu yetrs; oftcn lneufflcleot Pretreataent date; oBher uater ulea and pe8tlclde trertD€uts. Goarcqucntly, the erauplc of losa of lese abuodant apcclce tn ranpleo could be ettrlliutca lo tener erlplce belng tekca and a long perlod of rcduccd ralnfall. Grcet care ln statl6tlcal technlquc rnd latcrprrtetloD r" tharefore cataatlal. ocP|EAC6.4 P.g. 5 21. Bcarlng theee polnta ln nlnd the Group sae lnforued that the statlrtlcal rork eadorsed the prevloue studles ln showlng that tbe epplleatlon of lnaectlcldes had a eubt,le effect on rl.ver fauna, whtch wae only clear at e fes collcction polnta that had rcgular uonl.torlng aad pre-treatneot tofornaBlon. Such effects uere eeeondary to hydrologlcal and other envlronnental f,ecBors. ftrc rcductl,on ln aonltorlng frequancy had ueanc that eErtlatlcal couparlson! ucre Eora dlfflcult and perhapa rmneceiarry aE Eott sitce. The large varlatlone aoted betweea aeaaoua and yeara Bupport€d Ehe recoooendatloa ln paragraph 15 that oaly a fer (three to four) eltea be retalned for concGnErrtcd uonltorlng exerclsea la the present Prograuoe Eraer asd that uore leenlagful data sould eLerge frou lnteorlve survGya ln thc Southcru ead lfcatero Erteorloa areaa. 22. Tbc Group rccouendcd that th18 ltatleticel uork bc coottnucd. Prrtlculr attcotlon ehould be paid to (a) erplorlog nultlvarlate rnrlyrlc to rce lf thc reuoval of unueual eaoplea, removal of lcsc ccoeltlve tocr rnd correlatioar ulth rlvor helght and turbldlty would lnprovc Ehe PLcturc oftrert!.nt cffectr; (b) accLlag correlatloae betv:cu flrh cttehcr rsd cocfflcl.cat of condltloo rben applled to a couplctc bydrology dtts l.Ei(c) rnalyrlog rru dara on flrh condltloo 1o Ghanr; ead (d) coablnlag th. d.trfrol Entoo&,ro rlth thlE of Danangoro oB thc ldrrahouS to try to lrprov. th. productloa of a pollutlotr Lndex ulth the latcr drtr o! chlorphorh ead E B-14. 23. Ttrc Group rccooeodcd that thc Sclford Bcport bc nrdc evrllrblc to tbl nrtloarl hydroblologlcal teau only after thc analyrlr had bcro copletad eud tbc docrncnE rcvlsed lu a forn rhlch rould aerlgt thcl la thelt uorL. 24. Thc Group also reconmeoded thatr ln prceenting thc anelyele of nonltorlng data, lnforuatlou to be provlded by thc.Progra@r oa thc hrvlctdc trcetEsBti at tha glven elte ahould-bc cleerly etrtcd ln thc raportt of thr nrtlotral tGeE!. l. DEVBLOPUEITT OP ALTEBNATIVE I.ARVICIDES 25. ttrc Group wae pleaecd to uore the progr€.8 uade ln te.tlnt rltrrneBlve coopounda, aad atudled the reaultE of fleld tr161e of coopoundg rccoucndcd by EAC. It ootcd that a nunber of pyrethrolde had ehorn prontlc, but thrt flcld trlrl! vould aot be pureued loncdlately ae thGy dld noc epp.tr to be roy rotc cffcctlvc thaa Talcord, the fornulatloa of pemcthrlo rhlch hrd bccn thr rubJcct of fleld trlale thle year. Azarthlphor uaa Bucceaeful but thc product ua8 Eot eultable for operattoual uae due to foruuletlou dtfflcultlcr. Trrc carbaoatGa, out of the four testcd, ahoved real proulec. Ooc of thc r$r l.t. B-14 foruulatloua teated ln rlver trlelg looked partlculsrly pronlrlag m lt raa cffcctlve at half of thc doaage rete for Teknar rod, furthcr, dld uot occd to bc dllutad rlth sater before appllctt1ou. Elght InracC Growth Rcgulatorc (IGRo) had been teotcd, thrcc of nblch sGrG v.ry prorlrlog but, on: of thco, Averucctln, had been dropped due to lt. hlgh huorn torlclty. 26. The Group noted that ln the large-ecale rlvar trlal penethrln had bceo cffectlvc agalngt S.d6[nosuE. A1though satl8f1cd slth the levcl of rraultr of thc etudlcc of thls product oB the non-target orgcolluet an EtaetlrGot hld noe to be uade of lta affect on cruatsc the Group aotcd thet cr a! reconcndld. Thlr could be carrted out 1n a alnl-tutter or taok tr1.1. Pleld .tudl.. rhould aleo be undertalcen at rhe end of the rrlny Beteou nhrn the urtar hvcl rel rccedlng, preferably on the Saseandra ln Ivory Goatt. ocP/EAC6.4 Page 6 27. fhe Group recomeoded the follorlng coatlngeaclec for couplete evaluatlon of peroethrln as ao operatlonal larvlctde for uee durlng the relny aearon uherc tenephoc teslstancc calle for e replaccueat. (a) Uinl-guttcr or tank tcate ohould be carrled ouc on thc effect of thc reuge of rlver tredtneut concGotrrtlono of peroethrln oo^shrhp apecLee. The tcat anlnals ehould bc hold for rt leaat 48 houre ln untreeted lratar followlrrg the tcrts to rveluats realdual effecta. (b) A aecElon of a erall rlver slth aultably ebundeuc poptrlrtloB. of ahrldpr ehould be adequatcly eaopled aud uecd for iba eoelyllr of thc cffact of PcrEethrlo on the ehrlupc. 28. Soae lnforuatloo oo the effect on fleh fry of thc perocthrln tr.stEGo3a ehould be obtalned. Dr L€v8quc could arrlet Hr largorn Traor6 of thc Ivory CJeai hydroblologlcel teen ln thl. r.rpcct. The Group ruggarced th.E thG effeeta on fleh .fgt t bcct bc tGlttd ln tankr rrthlr than lo crg.. 1o tha r1YCr. 29. The Group recomded that thc uonltorlng datr currcotly bclng collcctcd on the Saeaandre Rlver ahould bc cvdurgcd 1o irspcct to th. rGcov.ry of thr flah and lovcrGebrate fruoa to levels colprreblt to thot. Prlor to tbe pGr6cthrln trlal. Ttreee drta thould bc radc rvrllablc to thG Group. Thc urc of the Saesandra for e hrgc-rcale fleld trlel, G.g. of cTboaulfrar-rhould bc condltlonel on thc recovcr! of thc faunr to r iltrrrtlou thrt suld ellou e rcaeoaable evaluatloo of ltr effectB oo non-torgtt epecloe, ra ro11 ec tlrc avallabillty of e s6a11 rlvcr test 31tG for chrlup analyalr lr dsrcrlbcd ln paragreph 27 (b). 30. The Group, rtrlle pleaaed to oote that thG larvlclde lcrcculry Progr.u coatlnuGd to be suppllcd uith I raoge of ncv Produatt and e trnge of fomulatloae of thlle producta froo the cheolcel lBdustry, olphaellcd chc reco-rnendatlon of the trrpcrt Advlcory Co@lGtGG uhlch strea.ed rt l,t3 flfth regelon thar cvcry effori rhould Uc ltvcn to ldcatlfylng colpoundr of chonlcel groupr dlffcrent frou those currGntly ured 1o thc vGctor contaol oP.rrttoBa. 31. A revlaed protocol (eee Aoner II) for reglrtcrlng EhG lEPact oa aon-target organleoe during the operetloasl tG.tlnt'of now prodtrcto ulr preeentld to, and approv.d-by, thl Ecologlcel Group. The Group rccoucnded Itat ttrt, protocol be used for the propoecd teet of carboeulflu, provlded chet the fleh tlat saa carrlcd out 1a tankr-rathcr thra vlth cagcd flrh ln the rlvers aad that attentlon waa also glveu to the cffcct on cruatlc€lD3. fhc Group couended the Programe for piovldlng thc blbllography oa cerbosulfrn at thls .trge aad euggeeted thst cont8ct ba ordc vlth thc Peturcnt tllldllle Rceearch Ccntre, U5 ffeh and lllldllfc Scrvlce, Lturcl, Hrrylaod 20610' USA, uhlch oay have coue add!,tlonrl lnfornrtlon oE thc torlcity of carboeulf,sn onblrds. The Group aleo recoqneuded th.t thG carborulfan trlrlr bc crrrlcd out oa a rlver other than the Saeeandrs (ece paragraph 29, t Lf an altcrnatlve locetion naa avaihblc, but apprcclritd tilc l6gfittcri problclr fectog thc Prograuc ln thle reapect 32. BevLerlng the currcnt 3ltu.ttron regerdlug operrtlotrrl lanrlcldcr, the Group coneldercd that, ulth four products noe rvellable and urebla under dry or ralny Eeaaoa conditloaa and geucrally effectlve agalnet forert and eavanm epeclee, the Prograr-"c adeq,ratefy uet tire larvlcldal crltcrla for novlng lnto the ertenEton areaa. The Group rccouendcd thet pcrrethrlo ahould only bc uaed ln ralny aeaaoo condltlour (ecc paregreph 26) pendlog tha rvrlleblllty of a bet,ter all-aeaeon pyrethrold foruulittoa. -Thc eeirch for end tcetlng of ner producta ahould contlnue ag herctoforc. I3 raa thG GrouPtl vlcs thrt Bhe Prograue ehould u6e the larvlelde shlch hm ulnluur anvlroaueatrl hpect whlle effectlvc ln cootrolllng thc targct orgaatru. ocP/EAC6.4 Psge 7 G. BEPOBT ON AIIULTICIDIIIG TBLTLS 33. The Progremc recognlzcd that adultlcldlug rould clerrly ooc rcplecc the laln lrnleldlag ectivlt! but could bc a poeelblc conpleoentary vector control rctlvlty nhlch could hclp nlth rclnvrslon control end es an carly 3cE aeaaon cootrol r€83urc. Adultlc{dfng trlal. had bccn cerrled out .a planncd ead thcrc had htgbllthB.d tbc'dlfflc,ultlsr uhlch nould hane to be feced 1o the wet .c..oa. fho-lsvirgcbretc mnltortng end tbe apstlal adultlcl'dc dlrpcrerlttudl.. had provlded e vcry detalled aud coaclac plcturr of the tr1a18. fhe Group rccomadGd thtt, prlor to arry rddltlooll ldultlcldfq; trlal.r ltudlcr rhould br coplctcd oa thc ednlt rs.tl1S BttG. ln rlverrld. atrat. E BCOITCICAL I}fACT OP PESf,ICIDES USED IN ANEA OIHER THAII BI OCP 34. ttc Group hrd tilco note of lhc docuurnt urlttrn for IUCN by Dr l(ocoro lert ycer rhlch rcvlercd thc ugc of otbcr pcltlcldot ln thc GP rrcl. fb. Group rccrllod tbtt la Ehe PAO ttudy 'Agrlculture tou.rdr 2000' lt srr rrpectrd th.c food productloa uould hrve to bt lntmrlfl'ed rhlch could rrn Ghrt fcrtllttsr rnd-pcetloldc ura would trcbh by tha yarr 2000. Allo, rolt dcvcloptag colmttic. uGrG u.lsg brord rp.eBrrn peaclcldrr. fbl Ecologlcrl 6toup rrr plcerd to loro th.t tbG Eaballrn couattl.. r.t. t6.rr11y ruerr of tht ccologlcrl drogort of Lucreocd lndlrcrhlorta gc.tlcldc rrlG, tDd' thcraforci usrc cn-ourrglqg tha tatrodrrctlm of lottgrErd .p|lt Ln gCDBt rytt.rlo llrJor cooG.rlnrtioa frol othGr pcstlcldar tn chc OCP rrce rcord rmlltrly, cccpt ta cba dclte ronc. rod ln thc evrot of rbstlve bead11o3. 35. tba Ecologlcel Group fclt thrt the Progrrc hed the ceprclty to colloct lafonrtloo oo othcr pcctleld.. ugcd ln OCP rrGe. Ic ruggertcd cbrt Scctor Chtcfr bc rrqmtt.d t6 nrtatriu cooGect rlth tbe A3rlcultunl Ertenrlou Steff eadlor runl davclolrcnt .gcacler l,n thclr rtGat end obtrtn lnforrrtloa on thc dlffcrcat productr, .Duott uecd and for nhet DurPo!. ($atrl e$r grop - . D'rocactloa end rBoatg., hcrblcldet, vltcrlEary purPo.aa), Sucn lBlorlrrcloE could bc lnarlzcd eod rdt evallebh to th. Group rC tCl EG:C r.tln8. a aI N'TLICATIOT OT GP EGOLOCICAL ACTIYITIES 36. th: Group rogld rcconrnd thrt e .uurry of 10 yarr. of rcolo3lcel noltorln3 detr be publlrbed. 37. fhr Group cootlnu.d to support Gbe proporal thrt'e rrd-populrr rrtlclc bc prrpged on OCP, rulteblr for e putllcrtl,oa .ucb er Scloncs or EclcntlflcArcilcin. Iiha Ecoioglcel Group rcutd coalrr durln3 thl corlng yc.r ooporlblr .uthor.hlp for ruch e publlcatloa. 38. tbr lcolo3lerl Group ootcd wlEh tr.rt plcuur. tbc publlcetloo of thr 'Guldc to frcrhmtcr flrh la thc GP ercr 1o Uot Afrler' (Guldc del pollloar dtcru dorrcc dc 1r ronc du Progrrnc dc Lutte contrG lr0achoccEco.G Gu Aftlquc do lroucG - G. L6vtqur ct D. Paugrr 0BSEOIFOIIS 1984), rhlcb lt conrldrrcd en outrtrndlog, coatrlbutloa to thc Loorlcdgc of ths flrh populrtloar of llcet Afrlcr. &P |ELC6.4 Page 8 J. ANT OTHER MATTERS 39. The Eeologlcal Group wae tnforEcd of the developuent of a uen devlce for uec ln e:rposing non-target organleEa to IGRg for perlode froo 10 ElnuteE up to 15 seekg. The Group encouraged auch developuents aB eo llttle rae Lnoru about IGR!s, thctr node of actlon and effects oE non-target organteua. 40. Dr C. L€v8que lnforned the Group tlut he rould be unable to aEtend the tlrth geeeloo of the Expert Mvlaory Co@ltt.G aad lt rrat atrced thatltr Cyrll Groou, ae Secretary to Bhe Group, should prGscat 1t3 report to t,he EAG 1o Ouagadougou fron 1O to 14 Jrne 1985. 61. Dr K. Cumlne would reprcsent the Group et thc olrth rcrllon of the Jolnt Prograoe Co@lttGG ln Gcnevl fron 1O to 13 Dccelbcr 19E5. K. ASBANGEMEIITS FOR NEXT UEEIING L. APPROT'AL OT BEPOBT 43. the draft report sas clrculatcd to ths uenberr eftcr the oeetlng eud thclr coilieatt lncorporated la thls flnallzed vereloo, epproved by the Chelruan. 12. The Group proposed that lta aext acsalon be convcoed 1o BuaLo at r deEe to be declded ialcr. Thla sould glve 8n opporCunlty to thc lcnberr to obrcrve the altuatlon ta controllcd and uncoutrolled rlverr ln thc Progrruc rrca and ln tha lfertern Ertcullon. Hcubcrr Observcrt oCP/EA page 9 AI{NBX LIST OT PANTTCIPATTS Prof0ror K.lJ. Cu'r'nlae, Appalechlan Envlronoeqtel Laboratory, Unlvrr of Harylaod, Frostburg stato collcge Ctnpua, Guuccr Hlllt Froa Harylaad 21532, UEA (Ghetrua) Protutor Dr J.E. Kocoao, Bcrd, Depertmnt of torlcology, Agrlcultur' Ualvemlty, DG DreLJco 12r 6703 BC lfrgcatngear Nethcrlrndr Da B.E. Lcnnon, 2678 Tltanle Roed, EnSlerood, Plorldr 33533' UBA Dr C. L[v!que, Iostltut frengelr dc Bcchcrchc sclentlflquc pour lc DCvcloppcnont Ga Coop€ratlon (ORSf,Ot), 24 ruc Bryerd, 750OE Pr: Francc Dr !1. Irluno, Ghlcf, Aquatlc Blology Lrboratoryl lhtloarl lrtEltut. : Eovlromeotrl Studtce, Japaa EnvlroueEt Agoncy, I!g*!-$!g! @!!, 305 Japan llr C.G. Grooo, Senlor Progroc aod Phmlng.Offlecr, Agrlculturel Scrvlcce Dlvlclon, fto, OOTOO !P!3, Italy, (Jolst Secretery) l{r J.D.U. }larr, Chlcf , Llaleon Offlcc, Onchocarclerts Coatrol Progra llHO, 9gg' (Jolat SccrctarY) Dr D.A.T. Baldry, Entouologlat, Vector COoCrol Uult, Oochocerclrel's Coutrol Prograue, $Egg9ggggg, Dr D.A. Carvelho, Reeearch Coordlnator, Onchocerclaelr Control Programc'SESlggg. Dr D. KurtaL, Entorcloglat, Vector Cootrol Unlt, Omchoccrclmla Contt Progreoer @!9gg. Dr D. Phtllppou, Chlef, Vector Coutrol Unlt, Onchoccrclcels Coatrol Prograoe, 9g3gg!9gg. Dr G. Qu€leanec, Pceticlder llevclopEGnt aud Srfe Ure, Dlvlelon of Vcr Blology and Control' lf[Or Gengva Dr B. Subra, Vcctor Control Uolt, Oachocerclaale Control Prograooe, Ouaqedounou# Ilr J.M. Elouard, ORSTOI!, Laboratolre drBydroblologle, B.P. 252E, BaD. Url1 Dr C.P. Prlrhurat, Departueot of Blologyr Ualversl.ty of Selfordt Selford Mii 4ttT, England Sccrcterlat ocP/EAC6.4 Psge 10 AIINEJX II PROIOCOL FOR TESTING THE UEDIUrf.IEN}{ EFFECTS OF CABSOSTILFAN ON TEE NON-TARCET T'AUNA OF THE SASSA.}IDBA RIVER(rvoRv coAsT) Inaectlclde: Carboeulfau (carbaoate) at 0.05 ppn' Pcrtodlclty of treetEent: once per week planned duratlon: Ttrree oonths (beglunlng ln uld-Auguat 1985) Blver: Saerandra, frou the confluence t lth the Bagbe donn go the leke of Buyo (eec taP). llool.torinS olteg: (See uaP). Sltc 1l Slte 2: Slte 3: vlaladougou (control) upetream fron the Ereated rcach. senlen ferry, elte dlrectly treated wlth the lervtcldc (about e hundred Eetrea dormetreau fron a treaEtreut potnt)' Vtllage of Semlen, ette not treated dlrectly, eltuaged 7 k'r dounatreau frorn tire prevloue one, at the end of the theoretlcal cerry of the lneectlclde teeted. It ahould uake lt poeelble to atuay the carry and the reeldual actlog of the lneectielde neve on the non-target fauna. A. EotonologlcaI nonltorlng Tro typee of drlft nonl,torlng have been planned. Type 1 (T1) la for the etudy of klnetlce of detachrent and the quantlty of drlftlng fauaa elx daye after each treatucnt. Type 2 (r2) la aoIely for the evaluatlon of the drlftlng fauna under the aaue condltlons ae TYPe 1. A.1 Saapllug nethods Type 1 (T1) (week of flrst t,reatuent and 8th week)' t Drlft O7h.OO to 22h.00: 1 collectloa every hour (eve of tresttlent) (tl - hr) to (t + 3hr): 1 collectlon every 30 ulnuteg (oo the daY of treatnent) (t + 3hr) to 22h.0O: 1 collectlon every hour 1t - t1." of treatoenE ocPIEAC6.4 P6ge 11 + Sufber aud broon ernplce to be takca the dey before trcdtosot and rtren the csaroual drop la sater leve1pcrrltc. Type 2 (f2) (ecc Elnctable). A}INEX II * Drlft 18h.00 to 21h.OO: every 30 utuutel (cve of trests.nt) f6urbor and brool eerplcr to br taken the dey bcforr trGetEcat rnd rbcn thc rceronrl drop ln wrEer level pcrulta. L.2 flrateblc 9sck No. Sttc No. L 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 9 10 11 L2 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 T1 T2 T1 T2 T2 t2 T2 T1 r1 t1 T2 T2 T2 T2 T2 T2 a A.3 Leve1 of ldcnt lflcrtloa of orgenlrua Lavel adopted for thc rholc toaltorlng PrograEe (ferdly' trlbe). I Flrh noaltor lns 8.1 Se,npllqg uethodc 8.1.1 frlrlr la cagcr (c) (tar teblc 1o peregrrph 8.2) scaled fleh wul, ae far ac poerlblc, bc caught ulgh traPs to evotd laJurlar. Purthernore, each cage (dlaenalon: 50 x 5O r 50cn) 1111 cootaln flvs to 10 firh (dependlng on thclr elze). Not onty-rftt the rcaled fish be reprraCcd fron thG othere, but alao thorc utth aplnce Ull1 not be nkcd rtth the harnlear lpeclca. Flrb hrvc to be eaugh3 1o the rlvcr and put lnto cagcs three-to four deyr 1o ordcr io rclect thc nort vleble one3. In addltlon to obrcrvlng thclr behavlour Jult rfEer trcatnent, thcle flch trlll be lonltorcd frcqtrcotly (avrry tbroc houre, for eraaple). Sore of tUi ceg.r havd to Ut ifacci at a dlstence of rbout 10u. rray frou thc trbrtocnt potnt and ths rcst at rbout 3 kr. douo3trelE. 0GP/EAC6.4 PrtG 12 AIINEX II 8.1.2 wlth 1 net,a CN See table ln paragraph 8.2. Durlng thc trlale wlth Pertrethrln the cage te8t aboued that theflah try to flee frou the larvlctde uave, buf the catches lu g111 DG3B uere not affected. Drlfta caused by the Lneectlclde canoot' therefore, be coueldcred as of, Sreat lmporcaoce. ftc lervlcldes aubJected to operatlonrl trlalg are lcnorrn to have ao elgnlflcsat lnnedlate effect on thc fleh feuua. To EhaE uuat be dded thc dlfflculty rlth the PreseEt technlquea lu ehorlng al,uor chort-tcru effccts. It 18, thcrefore, not lndlepeasablc to crrry out frcquent eaoPllng. A fer yceke bcfore trcatDeEt, ! control aaapllag of the selected .tttloos ahould bc uodertaken. Durlng the trlal pcrlod, the 9111 nete s111 alueyc bc placed and rctrlcved thc day before treetEeat. In rddltlon to epeclee ldcutlflcatlon, relghte aud lengthe utll have to be oaaauied ln order to caleulatG Ehe coefflclcnte of condltlon bcforc, durlng and after the perlod of treatrent. The gut contcnta 11.11 also have to be ertulned. R.2 tloctablc The teble belon glvee thc perloda for the nonltorlng of the flah fatrnr rt the dlffereat 81tea. As fer ae poaelble obeervatlons Y111 bG u8dc on Dacrocruetaceana ln cagee. m I 81tc [{o. 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 9 10 11 L2 13 L4 15 16 I 2 3 c c GN GN GN CGN CG}I GN CGN CGN GN C. Anrlyrl_e gf rcelduee It 13 propoacd to carry out 6n analyele of carbosulfau reer.dues in mud ralplcr frol thc lalte of Buyo, at the end of the trlsl' <, ,1 l(D- t- --3--- .,rh?- 000 0oo t0 (nl 4/2