This publication is primarily intended for biological control practitioners in the tropics, particularly those involved in managing stemborers of gramineous crops. It includes not only information gleaned from the sCientific ...

SSIRU has for the last three years collaborated with CPRP in the UNECA/ICIPE/Kenya Government project on "Reduction of Food Losses Through IPM and use of Small-Scale Low-cost Farm Equipment" in Oyugis and Kendu Bay Divisions ...

This manual illustrates many of the stem borers and associated insects of grasses in Kenya, and provides keys for their identification. It can be used together with icipe's booklet A Primer on grass Identification and their ...

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) is a research institution engaged in research on insect pests and vectors of human and livestock diseases. The Centre's Interactive Socioeconomic Research ...

When the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS) was established at the hltemational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Nairobi, Kenya in 1983, the main objective was to strengthen ...

Lepidopteran stemborers are generally considered to be the most important group of insect pests that attack maize, sorghum and sugarcane in many areas of the world. In eastern and southern Africa, there are several important ...

This document presents an account of the progress made and the experience gained during 1998-2001 in a regional initiative, ' Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Crops: Development of Appropriate Technology and ...

A maioria das hortícolas produzidas no mundo pertencem ao género Brassica. As principais brassicas produzidas na África oriental são o repolho (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata), a couve, conhecida na região como ...

Malaria affects 300-500 million people each year, resulting in the deaths of at least 1 million over the same period. More than 90% of the morbidity and mortality due to malaria occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Measw·ed in ...

Stemborers and striga weeds cause major losses to maize production throughout Africa. Maize yield losses due to stemborers can vary from 20-40%. Striga weeds infest 40% of the arable land in sub Saharan Africa, causing an ...