Two specific endophagous parasitoids Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, of Indian origin, were mass‐reared at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Cotonou and released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens, in collaboration with national biological control pr...
Neuenschwander, P.
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Boavida, C.
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Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.
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Gado, A.
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Herren, H.R.
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[Establishment and spread of Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two biologigal control agents released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Africa]
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Establishment and spread of Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two biologigal control agents released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Africa
(1) The effects of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr., on cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, growth, development and yields as modified by weather, soil water and nitrogen, and natural enemies were examined. (2) Rainfall-induced mortality and plant carbohydrate stress were the...
Gutiérrez, A.P.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Schulthess, F.
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Herren, H.R.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Wermelinger, B.
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Lohr, B.
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Ellis, C.K.
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[Analysis of the biological control of cassava pests in Africa: II. Cassava mealybug (Phenaccoccus manihoti)]
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Analysis of the biological control of cassava pests in Africa: II. Cassava mealybug (Phenaccoccus manihoti)
(1) The effects of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr., on cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, growth, development and yields as modified by weather, soil water and nitrogen, and natural enemies were examined. (2) Rainfall-induced mortality and plant carbohydrate stress were the...
Gutiérrez, A.P.
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Yaninek, John S.
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Wermelinger, B.
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Herren, H.R.
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Ellis, C.K.
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[Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa: III. Cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa]
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Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa: III. Cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa
( 1 ) A model for the growth and development of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, as modified by weather, soil nitrogen and water is described, and used in later papers to evaluate damage by exotic cassava pests and the effectiveness of control by natural. (2) Analogous relationships between t...
Gutiérrez, A.P.
,
Wermelinger, B.
,
Schulthess, F.
,
Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Herren, H.R.
,
Ellis, C.K.
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Yaninek, John S.
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[Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa: I. Simulation of carbon, nitrogen and water dynamics in cassava]
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Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa: I. Simulation of carbon, nitrogen and water dynamics in cassava