n 2008, the invasive tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae), a pest of sola-
naceous crops, was identi
fi
ed for the
fi
rst time as the cause of serious damage on tomato (
Solanum
lycopersicum
L.; Solanaceae) crops in Benin. Since then, frequent outbreaks have been obser...
Azandémè-Hounmalon, G.Y.
,
Affognon, Hippolyte D.
,
Komlan, F.A.
,
Tamo, M.
,
Fiaboe, K.K.M.
,
Kreiter, S.
,
Martin, T.
,
[Farmers control practices against the invasive red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard in Benin]
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Farmers control practices against the invasive red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard in Benin
Chemical control has highly expanded over the last 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce bio-aggressors on all crops. Pest management of fruits and vegetables by small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have developed anarchically in a fuzzy regulation framework. Pesticide toxicity and excessive ap...
Bon, H. de
,
Huat, J.
,
Parrot, L.
,
Sinzogan, A.A.C.
,
Martin, T.
,
Malézieux, E.
,
Vayssières, Jean-François
,
[Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review]
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Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review
Schwartz, Howard F.
,
Gálvez E., Guillermo E.
,
[Bean production problems: disease, insect soil and climatic constraints of Phaseolus vulgaris]
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Bean production problems: disease, insect soil and climatic constraints of Phaseolus vulgaris
Cojocaru, A
,
Villegas, A
,
Cardona Mejía, César
,
[Manejo seguro de plaguicidas: manual para técnicos y aplicadores]
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Manejo seguro de plaguicidas: manual para técnicos y aplicadores
Calderón Castillo, W,
,
[Serie estadística de precios de insumos agrícolas período 1977-1986]
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Serie estadística de precios de insumos agrícolas período 1977-1986
The use of synthetic pesticides among vegetable producers in urban and peri-urban Cotonou, Benin, has been increasing to the extent that certain insect pests have developed resistance to the pesticides. This paper assesses the impact of the farmer field school approach in an integrated pest manag...
Lund, T.
,
Sæthre, M.G.
,
Nyborg, I.
,
Coulibaly, O.
,
Rahman, M.H.
,
[Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin]
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Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin
Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme is a smallholder farming area in Central Kenya, where the main activity is production of horticultural crops. Pesticides are widely misused. This study investigated the extent of household pesticide exposure in 40 randomly selected farms in July-August, 1995. Exposure ...
Kimani, V.W.
,
McDermott, John J.
,
[Contamination of dining tables with pesticides in Kibrigwi irrigation scheme]
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Contamination of dining tables with pesticides in Kibrigwi irrigation scheme
Low use of chemical inputs has been cited as a major factor limiting productivity growth of agriculture in most of sub-Saharan Africa. A wide range of variables influence adoption of such input. It is important to understand the role of these factors to ensure the development and implementation o...
Nkamleu, G.B.
,
Adesina, A.A.
,
[Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon]
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Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon