Bonoukpoè, Mawuko Sokame; Henri E.Z., Tonnang; Paul-André, Calatayud; Thomas, Dubois(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2024)
Maize (Zea mays) is a critical staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of people rely on for nutrition and livelihoods. However, the devastating impact of lepidopteran stemborer pests on maize production is a ...
Birhanu, Sisay; Amanuel, Tamiru; Sevgan, Subramanian; Christopher W., Weldon; Fathiya, Khamis; Kristina, Karlsson Green; Peter, Anderson; Baldwyn, Torto(Pheromonal variation and mating between two mitotypes of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) inAfrica, 2024)
In the Americas, the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) exists in two genetically distinct strains,the corn (C) and rice (R) strains. Despite their names, these strains are not associated with host plant preferences but ...
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 ...
Kochelani, Saili; Christiaan, de Jager; Freddie, Masaninga; Brian, Chisanga; Andy, Sinyolo; Japhet, Chiwaula; Jacob, Chirwa; Busiku, Hamainza; Emmanuel, Chanda; Nathan, N. Bakyaita; Clifford, Maina Mutero(BMC Public Health, 2024)
House screening remains conspicuously absent in national malaria programs despite its recognition by the World Health Organization as a supplementary malaria vector-control intervention. This may be attributed, in part, ...
Before the invasion of the fall armyworm (FAW)Spodoptera frugiperdainto Africa, small-holder farmers had been using indigenous practices such as applying fish soup to plants to managestemborer pests. Although farmers have ...
Nelson, L. Mwando; Fathiya, M. Khamis; Shepard, Ndlela; Rainer, Meyhöfer; Fidelis, L.O. Ombura; Mark, Wamalwa; Sevgan, Subramanian; Samira, A. Mohamed(Elsevier logo Journals & Books Go to journal home page - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 2024)
The false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta, is a major quarantine pest native to Africa. Physical postharvest phytosanitary measures such as cold and heat treatments are championed to control its spread to new ...
To understand the effect of diet on gut bacteria of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (rice leaf folder, RLF), we compared the composition and diversity of gut bacterial com-munity in C. medinalis larvae collected from three ...
Ann, Gitau; Dora, Kilalo; John, Nderitu; Esayas, Mendesil; Tadele, Tefera(Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2024)
Post-harvest losses occur during storage mainly due to spills, fungal contamination, and pest damage. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of post-harvest management and ...
Ethan, Bass; Daniel, M. Mutyambai; Charles, A. O. Midega; Zeyaur, R. Khan; André, Kessler(Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2024)
Intercropping is drawing increasing attention as a strategy to increase crop yields and manage pest pressure, however the mechanisms of associational resistance in diversified cropping systems remain controversial. We ...
Muriithi, Beatrice; Franchini, Rachael; Kolhoff, Paige; Seekman, Victoria; Grossman, Lydia; Mulungu, Kelvin; Kirscht, Holger; Ledermann, Samuel; Fathiya, M. Khamis(Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2024)
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important source of food and income in Kenya, but production is hampered by the proliferation of invasive fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis). The International Centre of Insect Physiology ...
Mohammed, E. E. Mahmoud; Samira, A. Mohamed; Mohammedazim, I. B Abuagla; Fathya, M. Khamis; Ekesi, Sunday(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2024)
Fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera are the most damaging pests of horticultural crops, leading to severe economic losses affecting the national income of various countries, especially Sudan. Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) ...
Ranganathan, Kokila; Krishnan, Meenambigai; Kuppusamy, Alagirisamy; Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A.; Jandhyala, Srikanth; Arjunan, Nareshkumar(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2023)
Early shoot borer or shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a major pest of sugarcane in many countries, targets the plant in early stage leading to the death of shoots and consequently yield ...
BACKGROUND
Maize production in Africa is hindered by a myriad of biotic challenges, key among them being invasive and native lepidopteran stemborers. Recent invasion of the continent by fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, ...
Nqayi Slindile; Zachariades Costas; Coetzee Julie; Hill Martin; Chidawanyika Frank; Uyi Osariyekemwen; McConnachie Andrew(Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA), 2023)
Chromolaena odorata (L.) RM King and H Rob. (Asteraceae) has been subject to a biological control programme in South Africa for over three decades. A shoot-tip boring moth, Dichrorampha odorata Brown and Zachariades ...
Soul-kifouly, G. Midingoyi; Menale, B. Kassie; Hippolyte, D. Affognon; Ibrahim, Macharia; Bruno, LeRu(Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)
This study examines the farm-level effects of stemborers' biological control (BC) using biological and household survey data collected in rural Kenya. The authors use a continuous treatment impact-evaluation method to ...
Sahadatou, Mama Sambo; Shepard, Ndlela; Hannalene, du Plessis; Esther, Awuor Owino; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2023)
The coexistence and efficiency in pest control of introduced and native parasitoids can be challenging. Continuous observations of the cohabitation of parasitoid species could confirm the persistence of the introduced ...
Aiki, P. Istifanus; Abdelmutalab, G. A. Azrag; Christian, W. W. Pirk; Abdullahi, Ahmed Yusuf(Diversity, 2023)
Temperature is an important factor determining the abundance, distribution and diversity of termite species. Thus, termites are affected by changing climate and have to adopt different means of surviving in order to avoid ...
In Zimbabwe, the structure and integrity of various ecosystems is rapidly deteriorating, in part due to invasive alien plants. While there is recognition of the challenges posed by invasive alien plants and the complexity ...
Adesina, Olufemi Samson; Whitfield, Stephen; Sallu, Susannah M; Sait, Steven M; Pittchar, Jimmy(International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2023)
Biological control for sustainable plant protection in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is gaining attention due to low crop productivity caused by pests, increasing costs of agrochemicals, and their harmful impact on health and ...