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Integrated management of Spodoptera frugiperda 6 years post detection in Africa: a review

Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T; Chinwada, Peter; Rwomushana, Ivan; Goergen, Georg; Subramanian, Sevgan (Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2022)

The introduction of fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on the African continent has led to paradigm shifts in pest control in maize systems, occasioned by year-round populations. ...
Performance of black soldier fly frass fertiliser on maize (Zea mays L.) growth, yield, nutritional quality, and economic returns

Tanga, C.M; Beesigamukama, D; Kassie, M; Egonyu, P.J; Ghemoh, Changeh J; Nkoba, Kiatoko; Subramanian, S; Anyega, A.O; Ekesi, S. (Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2022)

Although the black soldier fly frass fertiliser (BSFFF) is globally recognised as a promising and potential high-quality organic fertiliser, there is inadequate information on its impact on the growth performance and ...
Do the invasive Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the maize lepidopteran stemborers compete when sharing the same food?

Sokame, Bonoukpoè Mawuko; Malusi, Peter; Subramanian, Sevgan; Kilalo, Dora Chao; Juma, Gerald; Calatayud, Paul-André (Phytoparasitica, 2022)

In insect communities, the outcome of intra- and inter-specific competitions for food utilisation depend primarily upon density and duration even inter-specific competitions can occur when they are not sharing the same ...
Bioactive Volatiles From Push-Pull Companion Crops Repel Fall Armyworm and Attract Its Parasitoids

Sobhy, Islam S.; Tamiru, Amanuel; Chiriboga Morales, Xavier; Nyagol, Dickens; Cheruiyot, Duncan; Chidawanyika, Frank; Subramanian, Sevgan; Midega, Charles; Bruce, Toby JA; Zeyaur Rahman, Khan (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022)

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious invasive pest in Africa but “Push-Pull” companion cropping can substantially reduce infestation. Here, we elucidate the underpinning chemical ecology mechanisms. We ...
Editorial: Novel Insights Into Female Post-Mating Physiology in Insects

Scolari, Francesca; Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak; Pérez-Staples, Diana (Frontiers in Physiology, 2022)

Mating deeply affects female physiology and behavior. The major factors responsible for such post-mating changes that were identified so far comprise the act of mating itself, the ejaculate transferred by the male during ...
Assessing the Environmental Suitability for Transhumance in Support of Conflict Prevention in the Sahel Open Access

Schwarz, Maximilian; Landmann, Tobias; Jusselme, Damien; Zambrano, Eduardo; Danzeglocke, Jens; Siegert, Florian; Franke, Jonas (MDPI - Remote sensing, 2022)

Increasing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists continue to be a major challenge in the Sahel. Political and social factors are in tandem important underlying determinants for conflicts in the region, which are ...
Identification, Microhabitat, and Ecological Niche Prediction of Two Promising Native Parasitoids of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

Mama Sambo, Sahadatou; Ndlela, Shepard; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Obala, Francis; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed (MDPI - Insects, 2022)

Associations between the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and its native parasitoids need to be updated to increase the implementation of pest control strategies. In this ...
Repellency of Wild Oregano Plant Volatiles, Plectranthus Amboinicus, and Their Essential Oils to the Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci, on Tomato

Pouët, Cyrane; Deletre, Emilie; Rhino, Béatrice (Neotropical Entomology, 2022)

The Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) whitefly is a major economically damaging pest of many crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Pesticides are widely used to control B. tabaci while the use of aromatic plants is an ...
Lepidopterans of economic importance in Cameroon: A systematic review

Ouaba, José; Tchuinkam, Timoléon; Waïmane, Alida; Magara, Henlay Juma Otieno; Niassy, Saliou; Meutchieye, Félix (Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022)

Lepidoptera represents one of the most abundant and diverse insect groups globally, with more than 178,159 species described in more than 4000 genera. This paper discusses the economic importance of these insects in Cameroon. ...
Suitable models to describe the effect of temperature on conidial germination and mycelial growth of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

Omuse, Evanson R.; Niassy, Saliou; Wagacha, John M.; Ong’amo, George O.; Azra, Abdelmutalab G. A; Dubois, Thomas (Biocontrol Science and Technology, 2022)

Temperature critically affects the performance of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). Mathematical models are critical tools used in predictive microbiology but are less adopted for EPF. We selected eight nonlinear models to ...
Agro-Dealers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Stock a Fungal-Based Biopesticide (ICIPE 20) for Management of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

Ogutu, Francis; Muriithi, Beatrice; Mshenga, Patience M.; Khamis, Fathiya; Mohamed, Samira Abuelgasim; Ndlela, Shepard (MDPI-Agriculture, 2022)

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), tomato is an economically important crop that contributes not only to employment and income, but also food security. Like the rest of the SSA countries, tomato production in Kenya is constrained ...
Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa

Ochola, Juliet; Cortada, Laura; Mwaura, Onesmus; Tariku, Meklit; Christensen, Shawn A.; Ng’ang’a, Margaret; Hassanali, Ahmed; Pirzada, Tahira; Khan, Saad; Pal, Lokendra; Mathew, Reny; Guenther, Dick; Davis, Eric; Sit, Tim; Coyne, Danny; Opperman, Charles; Torto, Baldwyn (Nature Sustainability, 2022)

Renewable eco-friendly options for crop protection are fundamental in achieving sustainable agriculture. Here, we demonstrate the use of a biodegradable lignocellulosic banana-paper matrix as a seed wrap for the protection ...
Dynamics in nutrients, sterols and total flavonoid content during processing of the edible Long-Horned grasshopper (Ruspolia differens Serville) for food

Ochieng, Brian O.; Anyango, Joseph O.; Nduko, John M.; Cheseto, Xavier; Mudalungu, Cynthia M.; Khamis, Fathiya M.; Ghemoh, Changeh J.; Egonyu, Peter J.; Subramanian, Sevgan; Nakimbugwe, Dorothy; Ssepuuya, Geoffrey; Tanga, Chrysantus M (Food Chemistry, 2022)

Long-horned grasshopper (Ruspolia differens Serville) is a tasty delicacy in over 20 African countries. This study evaluated the impact of diverse post-harvest thermal treatment (blanching, boiling, toasting, and deep-frying) ...
Geographic dispersion of invasive crop pests: the role of basal, plastic climate stress tolerance and other complementary traits in the tropics

Nyamukondiwa, Casper; Machekano, Honest; Chidawanyika, Frank; Mutamiswa, Reyard; Ma, Gang; Ma, Chu-Sen (Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2022)

Global pest invasions have significantly increased in recent years. These invasions together with climate warming directly impact agriculture. Tropical climates feature extreme weather events, including high temperatures ...
Insight on Fruit Fly IPM Technology Uptake and Barriers to Scaling in Africa

Niassy, Saliou.; Muriithi, Beatrice.; Omuse, Evanson R.; Kimathi, Emily.; TONNANG, Henri.; Ndlela, Shepard.; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed.; Ekesi, Sunday. (MDPI-Sustainability, 2022)

Tephritid fruit flies are considered one of the world’s most notorious pests of horticultural crops, causing extensive direct and indirect damage. Over the past two decades, a comprehensive, integrated pest management (IPM) ...
Performance of Push–Pull Technology in Low-Fertility Soils under Conventional and Conservation Agriculture Farming Systems in Malawi

Niassy, Saliou; Mawufe, Komi Agbodzavu; Mudereri, Bester Tawona; Kamalongo, Donwell M. A; Ligowe, Ivy; Hailu, Girma; Kimathi, Emily; Jere, Zwide; Ochatum, Nathan; Pittchar, Jimmy; Kassie, Menale; Khan, Zeyaur (MDPI-Sustainability, 2022)

Push–pull technology (PPT) is one of the most viable low-cost agroecological practices that reduces the effects of insect pest infestations (e.g., stemborer) and parasitic weeds (e.g., Striga) in croplands. PPT was evaluated ...
Hot Water Disinfestation Treatment Does Not Affect Physical and Biochemical Properties of Export Quality Mango Fruit [Mangifera indica L.]

Ndlela, Shepard; Obala, Francis; Mwando, Nelson Litunya; Mkiga, Abdullah M.; Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A.; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed (MDPI-Agriculture, 2022)

There are various postharvest treatments currently available in the market. Among these, heat-based treatments are very effective. Several hot water treatment (HWT) protocols at various temperature regimes and time durations ...
Important alien and potential native invasive insect pests of key fruit trees in Sub-Saharan Africa: advances in sustainable pre- and post-harvest management approaches

Ndlela, Shepard; Niassy, Saliou; Samira Mohamed, A. (CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022)

Fruit production in Sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance both socially and economically. Millions of farmers derive livelihoods from mango, avocado, citrus, cashew, and coconut farming, but native and alien invasive ...
Push-pull technology improves carbon stocks in rainfed smallholder agriculture in Western Kenya

Ndayisaba, Pierre Celestin; Kuyah, Shem; Midega, Charles Aura Odhiambo; Njoroge, Mwangi, Peter (Taylor & Francis, 2022)

Push-pull technology improves agricultural productivity. However, its long-term effect on biomass carbon and soil organic carbon (SOC) is not yet known. The aims of this study were: to assess the effect of push-pull ...
Agronomic Factors Influencing Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infestation and Damage and Its Co-Occurrence with Stemborers in Maize Cropping Systems in Kenya

Mutyambai, Daniel Munyao; Niassy, Saliou; Calatayud, Paul-André; Subramanian, Sevgan (MDPI - Insects, 2022)

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith, (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a serious invasive pest of maize that has been established in Kenya since 2016. Little is known about its co-occurrence with resident ...

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