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Control of stem borers and striga in African cereals: a low input push-pull approach with rapidly expanding impact

Abstract: A system which comprises intercropping between rows of maize with plants that repel stem borers and attract nat

Importance of contact chemical cues in host recognition and acceptance by the braconid larval endoparasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes

Abstract: The ability of the congeneric braconid parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) and Cotesia flavipes Cameron to d

Direct and Indirect Adverse Effects of Tomato on the Predatory Mite Neoseiulus californicus Feeding on the Spider Mite Tetranychus evansi

Abstract: Plants may defend themselves against herbivores via morphological traits, chemical traits, or a combination of

Acceptability and Suitability of six Fruit Fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Kenyan Strains of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Abstract: Host acceptability and suitability Psyttalia concolor (Sze´pligeti) is a koinobiont, larval parasitoid of tephr

Salivary α-amylase of stem borer hosts determines host recognition and acceptance for oviposition by Cotesia spp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae).

Abstract: Foraging insect parasitoids use specific chemical cues to discriminate between host and non-host species. Sever

Factors Affecting Stem Borer Parasitoid Species Diversity and Parasitism in Cultivated and Natural Habitats

Abstract: The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on stem borer parasitoid diversity, abundance,and parasitism were stu

Host Preference of Xanthopimpla Stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and its Reproductive Performance on Selected African Lepidopteran Stem borers

Abstract: The Asian pupal parasitoid, Xanthopimpla stemmator Thunberg, was imported into East Africa as a classical biolo

Impact of companion cropping on incidence and severity of maize ear rots and mycotoxins in Western Kenya

Abstract: Mycotoxins are harmful to health and mainly arise from ear rots, affecting maize in the field. This work analys

Search for Effective Natural Enemies of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Northwest Argentina

Abstract: The mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Tetranychidae) probably originated in South America. Because

Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) Isolates to the Adult Pea Leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and Prospects

Abstract: Seventeen isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin and three isolates of Beauveria bassiana (B

Effects of flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on nutritional quality of banana (Zingiberales: Musaceae) buds

Abstract: The abundance of banana flower thrips (Thrips hawaiiensis Morgan) in a banana (Musa acuminata Colla ªWilliamsº

Organisation du pool génique de Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. : croisements entre les formes sauvages et cultivées du niébé

Abstract: Organization of the genic pool of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.: crosses between the wild and cultivated forms o

Infl uence of prolonged dietary experience during the larval stage on novel odour preferences in adults of noctuid stem borer moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract: In Lepidoptera, larval dietary experience of volatile cues can induce adult preference for these cues. However,

The antestia bug complex in Africa and Asia, pp. 465–493. In Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management

Abstract: The mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) is a highly polyphagous pest of fr

Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii

Abstract: The antestia bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin 1790) is a major pest of Arabica coffee in Africa. The bug pr

Fungal endophytes: Beyond herbivore management.

Abstract: The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs

Adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural practices in the Gangetic plains of Bihar, India.

Abstract: Purpose – The adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) is important for sustaining Indian agric

Diversité génétique des variétés traditionnelles de niébé [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] au Sénégal : étude préliminaire

Abstract: Diversité génétique des variétés traditionnelles de niébé [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] au Sénégal : étude pré

Old and new host-parasitoid associations: parasitism of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) and five African fruit fly species by Fopius arisanus, an Asian opiin

Abstract: Fopius arisanus (Sonan), a solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid of fruit flies, was introduced for testing and fi

Transaction costs magnitudes, market participation, and smallholder profitability in rural–urban vegetable supply chain

Abstract: Transaction costs are pervasive barriers in agricultural supply chains as they exclude farmers from profitable

Insects for sustainable animal feed: inclusive business models involving smallholder farmers

Abstract: Global population growth, an increasing demand for animalproducts and scarcity of conventional feed ingredients

Estimating returns to fertilizer adoption with unobserved heterogeneity: Evidence from Ethiopia

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between chemical fertilizer adoption and agricultural productivity in Ethi

Larvicidal activity of Neem oil and three plant essential oils from Senegal against Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the insecticide, larvicidal and repellent activity of the essential oils from Callistemo

Performance of three isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and their virulence against Zeugodacus cucurbitae under different temperature regimes, with global extrapolation of their efficiency

Abstract: The performance of entomopathogenic fungi in pest control is usually affected by both biotic and abiotic factor

Lepidopteran stem borer species abundance and associated damages on irrigated Kilombero low land rice ecosystem in Tanzania

Abstract: Background: Rice stem borers are among the most biotic stresses of economic importance in agriculture. Little w

A Bayesian analysis of longitudinal farm surveys in Central Malawi reveals yield determinants and site-specific management strategies.

Abstract: Understanding the challenges to increasing maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, especially agronomic facto

Minerals content of extruded fish feeds containing cricket (Acheta domesticus) and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) fractions.

Abstract: Animal food sources provide human beings with minerals considerably in adequate quantities. Fish is an indispen

Distribution of rice stem borers and their parasitoid in irrigated low land rice ecosystem in Kilombero valley, Morogoro, Tanzania

Abstract: Distribution of rice stem borers and their parasitoid, in irrigated low land rice ecosystem in Kilombero distri

Draft genome of Busseola fusca, the maize stalk borer, a major crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa.

Abstract: The maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca, is an important Lepidopteran pest of cereal crops in Central, East, and

Efficacy of selected biopesticides and botanical extracts in managing rice stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Tanzania

Abstract: Stem borers have been reported as the most injurious insect pests of rice among the insects that attack rice cr