Two Brazilian isolates and one Benin (indigenous) isolate of Neozygites floridana were released against the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa , in January 1999 in the Adjohoun district, Ouémé administrative region, Republic of Benin. Post-release monitoring conducted 8, 14, 22 and 36 week...
Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Lomer, C.
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Hanna, R.
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Cherry, A.
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Dara, S.K.
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[Field Evaluation of Brazilian isolates of Neozygites foridana (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae) for the microbial control of cassava green mite in Benin, West Africa]
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Field Evaluation of Brazilian isolates of Neozygites foridana (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae) for the microbial control of cassava green mite in Benin, West Africa
Predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus DeLeon (Phytoseiidae) have been considered as agents for classical biological control of the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae), in Africa and elsewhere. Preliminary identification of geographically distinct populations as b...
Sourassou, N.F.
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Hanna, R.
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Zannou, I.
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Moraes, G. de
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Negloh, K.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Morphological variation and reproductive incompatibility of three coconutmiteassociated populations of predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus ( Acari: Phytoseiidae)]
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Morphological variation and reproductive incompatibility of three coconutmiteassociated populations of predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus ( Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Surveys were conducted in Brazil, Benin and Tanzania to collect predatory mites as candidates for control of the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer, a serious pest of coconut fruits. At all locations surveyed, one of the most dominant predators on infested coconut fruits was identified as Neo...
Sourassou, N.F.
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Hanna, R.
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Zannou, I.
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Breeuwer, J.A.
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Moraes, G. de
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Sabelis, M.
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[Morphological, molecular and crossbreeding analysis of geographic populations of coconutmite associated predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus baraki: evidence for cryptic species?]
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Morphological, molecular and crossbreeding analysis of geographic populations of coconutmite associated predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus baraki: evidence for cryptic species?
Neoseiulus neobaraki and N. paspalivorus are amongst the most common phytoseiid predators of coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis, found in the spatial niche beneath coconut fruit bracts. Both predators may occur on the same coconut palms in Benin and Tanzania and are therefore likely to interact wit...
Negloh, K.
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Hanna, R.
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Schausberger, P.
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[Intraguild predation and cannibalism between the predatory mites Neoseiulus neobaraki and N. paspalivorus, natural enemies of the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis]
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Intraguild predation and cannibalism between the predatory mites Neoseiulus neobaraki and N. paspalivorus, natural enemies of the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis
Studies on intraguild interactions between phytoseiid species have shown that intraguild predation occurs and is most commonly manifested as adult females of one species feeding on juveniles of another. Whether such intraguild interactions can also occur between adult females of one species and a...
Sourassou, N.F.
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Hanna, R.
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Negloh, K.
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Breeuwer, J.A.
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Sabelis, M.
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[Females as intraguild predators of males in crosspairing experiments with phytoseiid mites]
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Females as intraguild predators of males in crosspairing experiments with phytoseiid mites
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer, has been identified as one of the pests that pose a threat to the coconut industry in Benin. The study presents the simulation results of the economic benefits of the biological control of coconut mites in Benin using a standard economic surplus model....
Oleke, J.M.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Isinika, A.
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Mutabazi, K.D.
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Hanna, R.
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Sabelis, M.
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[Exante economic analysis of biological control of coconut mite in Benin]
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Exante economic analysis of biological control of coconut mite in Benin
The cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) is one of the most important pests of cassava, a main staple food crop in Tanzania. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (ETA) in collaboration with the Tanzania
National Biological Control P r o m (NBCP) ...
Pallangyo, B.
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Hanna, R.
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Toko, M.
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Gnanvossou, D.
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Mgoo, V.
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Otema, M.
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Onzo, A.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Nsami, E.
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Mfugale, O.
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[Biological control of cassava green mite in Tanzania]
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Biological control of cassava green mite in Tanzania
In Benin, the tarsonemid mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae) is a key pest of gboma eggplant Solanum macrocarpon (L.) (Solanales: Solanaceae), a leafy vegetable on which it causes considerable damage to the plants and substantial reduction in yield. Predatory mites ...
Onzo, A.
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Houedokoho, A.
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Hanna, R.
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[Potential of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii to suppress the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus on the gboma eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon]
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Potential of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii to suppress the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus on the gboma eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon
Alene, A.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Coulibaly O.
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Hanna, R.
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[The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results]
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The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results
We applied time series analysis and a mechanistic predator-prey model to long-term data of monthly population counts of the herbivorous pest mite Mononychellus tanajoa and its introduced phytoseiid predator Typhlodromalus aripo from a cassava field in Benin, West Africa. In this approach, we dete...
Hanna, R.
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Onzo, A.
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Lingeman, R.
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Yaninek, John S.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa]
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Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa