In July 2011, banana and plantain that displayed stunting and leaf symptoms typical of banana bunchy top disease were observed to be widespread in Dangbo Commune, Ouémé Department, Benin. To identify the cause of the disease, a roving survey was conducted in December 2011 in nine locations in Avr...
Lokossou, B.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Ayodeji, O.
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Akplogan, F.
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Safiore, A.
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Migan, D.
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Pefoura, A.
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Hanna, R.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Occurrence of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa sp.) in Benin]
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Occurrence of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa sp.) in Benin
Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a koinobiont solitary parasitoid of various fruit flies, particularly those in the genus Bactrocera. Researchers introduced F. arisanus into Africa for the biological control of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), a pest of a w...
Nanga, S.N.
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Hanna, R.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Fotso Kuate, A.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Djieto-Lordon, C.
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[Fruit preference, parasitism, and offspring fitness of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) exposed to Bactrocera dorsalis' (Diptera: Tephritidae) infested fruit species]
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Fruit preference, parasitism, and offspring fitness of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) exposed to Bactrocera dorsalis' (Diptera: Tephritidae) infested fruit species
Species composition and fruit fly infestation levels of 12 wild and cultivated cucurbits were determined in field surveys and in on-station trial in Benin. Six fruit fly species including Dacus ciliatus, D. vertebratus, D. bivittatus, D. frontalis, D. Punctatifrons and Bactrocera cucurbitae, were...
Gnanvossou, D.
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Hanna, R.
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Azandémè, G.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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Tindo, M.
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Agbaka, A.
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[Inventaire et importance des degats des mouches des fruits sur quelques especes de cucurbitacees au Benin]
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Inventaire et importance des degats des mouches des fruits sur quelques especes de cucurbitacees au Benin
The attraction of the predatory mites, Typhlodromalus manihoti and Typhlodromalus aripo, to the host plant-spider mite complex, Manihot esculenta–Mononychellus tanajoa, was investigated with a Y-tube olfactometer. Factors examined included predator starvation period, several combinations of cassa...
Gnanvossou, D.
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Hanna, R.
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Dicke, M.
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Yaninek, S.
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[Attraction of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihot and Typhlodromalus aripo to cassava plants infested by cassava green mite]
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Attraction of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihot and Typhlodromalus aripo to cassava plants infested by cassava green mite
In 2003, the invasive fruit ßy Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White (Diptera:
Tephritidae) (Drew et al. 2005), of possible Sri Lankan origin, has been detected in the East and about
1 yr later in West Africa. In regular surveys in Benin and Cameroon covering 4 yr, samples from 117
plant spec...
Goergen, Georg E.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Tindo, M.
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[Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), a new invasive fruit fly pest for the afrotropical region: host plant range and distribution in West and Central Africa]
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Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), a new invasive fruit fly pest for the afrotropical region: host plant range and distribution in West and Central Africa
GC/MS analysis of essential oils extracted from four Cymbopogon species revealed that the majors compounds were trans-p-mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol (21.9%), cis-p-mentha-1(7),8-den- 2-ol (19.4%), trans-p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol (9.6%), cis-p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol (7.2%), cis-pmenth-2-en-1-ol (7.2%), limo...
Bothon, F.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Noudogbessi, J.
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Hanna, R.
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Sohounhloue, D.
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[Bactrocera Cucurbitae response to four Cymbopogon species essential oils]
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Bactrocera Cucurbitae response to four Cymbopogon species essential oils
A survey of the pathogenic fungi associated with mites on cassava in Benin, West Africa, revealed both geographical and seasonal variation in the presence of Neozygites cf. floridana (Weiser and Muma) and Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher on Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) and Oligonychus gossypii (Zac...
Yaninek, John S.
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Saizounou, Z.
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Onzo, A.
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Zannou, I.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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[Seasonal and habitat variability in the fungal pathogens, neozygites cf. floridana and Hirsutella thompsonii, associated with cassava mites in Benin]
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Seasonal and habitat variability in the fungal pathogens, neozygites cf. floridana and Hirsutella thompsonii, associated with cassava mites in Benin
Parasitoids, released in augmentative biological control programmes, which display a rapid host-location capacity, have a higher likelihood of successfully controlling target pest species. By learning to associate sensory cues to a suitable oviposition site, might parasitoids used as biological c...
Monsia, A.
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Mègnigbèto, G.S.B.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Karlsson, M.F.
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[Effect of fruit and host fly species on the associative learning by Fopius arisanus]
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Effect of fruit and host fly species on the associative learning by Fopius arisanus
Typhlodromalus manihoti and Typhlodromalus aripo are exotic predators of the cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa in Africa. In an earlier paper, we showed that the two predators were attracted to odors from M. tanajoa-infested cassava leaves. In addition to the key prey species, M. tanajoa, ...
Gnanvossou, D.
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Hanna, R.
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Dicke, M.
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[Prey-related odor preference of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihoti and Typhlodromalus aripo (Acari: Phytoseiidae)]
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Prey-related odor preference of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihoti and Typhlodromalus aripo (Acari: Phytoseiidae)