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Adoption and willingness to pay for the push–pull technology among smallholder maize farmers in Rwanda.

Niassy, S.; Kidoido, M.; Nyang’au, I. M; Pittchar, J. O.; Hailu, G.; Owino, R.; Amudavi, D.A; Khan, Z.R. (International Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 2020)

The adoption and willingness to pay for a new technology by farmers is a sign of confidence on its effective performance and a motivation for the researchers and extension agents. This study comprised an assessment of the ...
Assessing yield and Efficiency Implications of Relying on Parasitoids for Control of Cereal Stemborers: The Case of Small-scale Maize Farmers in Kenya

Kipkoech, Anderson Kipruto; Mithofer, Dagmar; Yabann, Wilson K.; Maritim, Henry K.; Schulthess, Fritz (Elsevier, 2008)

As part of a region-wide classical biological control (BC) program, the exotic larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes was released in coastal Kenya in 1993 for the control of the invasive crambid cereal stemborers Chilo ...
Assessment of Rodents’ Postharvest Losses in On-Farm Maize Storage in Kenya

Ognakossan, Kukom Edoh (Jomo Kenyatta university of Agriculture and Technology, 2017)

Rodents are one of the major postharvest pests that affect food security by impacting on both food availability and safety. However, knowledge of the impact of rodents in on-farm maize storage systems in Kenya is limited. ...
Behaviour and Biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga Hermonthica (Del.) Benth. Infested and Uninfested Maize Plants

Mohamed, Hassan M.; Khan, Zeyaur R.; Mueke, Jones M.; Hassanali, Ahmed; Kairu, Eunice; Pickett, John A. (Elsevier, 2007)

Stemborers and Striga hermonthica co-exist in cereal fields in sub-Saharan Africa where together they cause crop damage that sometimes results in total crop loss. Striga alters both the chemistry and morphology of cereals ...
Biochemical Alterations in Maize Plants induced by Viruses causing Maize Lethal Necrosis and their Relevance for Insect Vectors

Litunya, Nelson Litunya (Egerton University, 2018)

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) - a big threat to maize production and food security in Kenya, is caused by co-infection of maize with Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV). In severely affected ...
A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa

Charles, A.O. Midega; Jimmy, O. Pittchar; John, A. Pickett; irma, W. Hailua; Zeyaur, R. Khan (2018)

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), an economically important pest native to tropical and subtropical America has recently invaded Africa, causing substantial damage to maize and other crops. We evaluated ...
Desmodium Effect on Soil Fertility, Striga Control and Maize Production in Busia and Siaya Counties, Western Kenya

Kifuko-Koech, Mary, N. (University of Eldoret, 2013)

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Developing an Integrated Pest Management approach in rural Maize Stores: Experimental Studies in Benin and Togo

Adda, Gnidote Cyrille (University of Hannover, 2000)

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Differences in mate Acceptance and Host Plant Recognition between wild and Laboratory-reared Busseola Fusca (Fuller)

Calatayud, P.-A.; Juma, G.; Njagi, P.G.N.; Faure, N.; Calatayud, S.; Dupas, S.; Le Rü, B.; Magoma, G.; Silvain, J.F.; Frérot, B. (Blackwell Verlag, Berlin, 2008)

The present study was aimed at characterizing differences in mate acceptance and host plant recognition between Busseola fusca (Lep.: Noctuidae) reared for several generations under laboratory conditions and wild conspecifics, ...
Distribution and Relative Importance of Lepidopteran Cereal Stemborers and their Parasitoids in Uganda

Matama-Kauma, T.; Schulthess, F.; Ogwang, J. A.; Mueke, J. M.; Omwega, C. O. (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecolopgy, 2007)

Infestation levels and parasitism of lepidopteran stemborers on maize were assessed in four agroecological zones (AEZ) in Uganda. The indigenous noctuid Busseola fusca Fuller (Noctuidae) and the invasive Chilo partellus ...
Economics of Biological Control of Cereal Stemborers in eastern africa: a case Study of maize and Sorghum production in Kenya

Soul-kifouly, Gnonna Midingoyi (Kenyatta University, 2018)

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), undertook a biological control (BC) programme for control of stemborers from 1993 to 2008, to reduce cereal yield losses due to stemborer attack in East ...
Effect of crop diversification and mulching on termite damage to maize in western Ethiopia.

Demissie, G.; Mendesil, E.; Diro, D.; Tefera, T. (Elsevier, 2019)

Termites are major biotic factors that contribute to crop damage and yield losses to maize (Zea mays L.) in western Ethiopia. This study evaluated mulching maize stover, intercropping maize with soybean (Glycine max (L.) ...
Effect of Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles of Brachiaria Brizantha on Neighbouring Maize for Chilo Partellus Management in Suba District, Homa-bay County, Kenya

Magara, Henlay Juma Otieno (Kenyatta University, 2014)

The Lepidopteran stemborer Chilo partellus is a key constraint to cereal production in most resource-poor farming systems as it causes damage to the crop, accruing up to 80%. When plants are damaged by herbivorous insects, ...
The Effect of Inter-cropping Resistant and Susceptible Cowpea Cultivars with Maize Legume Pod borer Maruca testulalis geyer and Stemborer Complex on Maize

Gethi, Macharia (Kenyatta University, 1990)
Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium Combinations on Yields and Infestations of Maize by Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Humid Forest of Cameroon

Chabi-Olaye, A.; Schulthess, F.; Borgemeister, Christian (Entomological Society of America, 2008)

Field trials were set up in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to investigate the effects of combinations of different rates of nitrogen (N) (0, 60, and 120 kg N ha 1) and potassium (K) (0, 80, and 160 kg K ha 1) applied ...
Essential oil of Ocimum grattissimum (Labiatae) as Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) protectant

Asawalam, E.F.; Emosairue, S.O.; Hassanali, A. (Academic Journals, 2008)

Ocimum grattissimum L. (Labiatae) leaves are widely eaten as a vegetable in Nigeria, and in the eastern parts, are traditionally used in post-harvest protection and relieving stomach aches. The effect of the essential oil ...
Evaluation of Napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) Varieties for use as Trap Plants for the Management of African Stemborer ( Busseola fusca ) in a Push–pull Strategy

Khan, Zeyaur R.; Midega, Charles M.; Wadhams, Lester J.; Pickett, John A.; Mumuni, Abdulai (The Netherlands Entomological Society, 2007)

We evaluated eight Napier grass [Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (Poaceae)] varieties, used in various parts of eastern Africa as fodder, for their potential role as trap plants in the management of the African stemborer, ...
Evaluation of pheromone lures, trap designs and placement heights for monitoring the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize fields of Kenya

Sisay, Birhanu; Subramanian, Sevgan; Weldon, Christopher W.; Krüger, Kerstin; Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak; Tefera, Tadele M.; Baldwyn, Torto; Tamiru, Amanuel (Crop Protection, 2023)

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a damaging crop pest that has recently invaded and established across Africa from its native tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. To develop an ...
Evaluation of pheromone lures, trap designs and placement heights for monitoring the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize fields of Kenya

Birhanu, Sisay; Sevgan, Subramanian; Christopher, W. Weldon; Kerstin, Krüger; Tadele, Tefera; Baldwyn, Torto (Crop Protection, 2024)

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a damaging crop pest that has recently invaded and established across Africa from its native tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. To develop an ...
Exploring Black Soldier Fly Frass asNovel Fertilizer for Improved Growth,Yield, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency ofMaize Under Field Conditions

Beesigamukama, D; Korir N.K., N.K; Fiaboe, K.K.M; Nakimbugwe, D; Khamis, F .M; Subramanian, S; Musyoka, M.W; Dubois, T; Ekesi, Sunday; Tanga, C M; Machoge, B; Segenet, Kelemu (2020)

Black soldierfly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) is increasingly gaining momentum worldwide asorganic fertilizer. However, research on its performance on crop production remains largelyunknown. Here, we evaluate the comparative ...

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