Current strategies to control insect pest problems in cowpea include, on the preventive side, host plant resistance and conservation biological control. Because very often these management options alone cannot provide adequate control, curative measures need to be taken, which include augmentativ...
Tamò, M.
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Srinivasan, R.
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Dannon, E.A.
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Agboton, C.
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Datinon, B.
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Dabiré, C.
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Baoua, I.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Haruna, B.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy]
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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy
Insect pests often develop resistance to insecticides, and such resistance represents a serious management problem. Devising methods that concurrently delay resistance and minimize injury by insects to field crops and stored grain has long been a goal of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A center...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Steele, L.
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Coates, B.
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Gassmann, A.
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Margam, V.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Dabiré-Binso, C.
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Baoua, I.
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Bello-Bravo, Julia
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Seufferheld, F.
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Sun, W.
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Tamò, M.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea]
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IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea
Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a polyphagous insect pest that feeds on a variety of leguminous plantsin the tropics and subtropics. The contribution of host-associated genetic variation on population structure wasinvestigated using analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidas...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Coates, B.S.
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Datinon, B.
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Djouaka, R.F.
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Sun, W.
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Tamo, M.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Genetic Differentiation among Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Populations on Cultivated Cowpea and Wild Host Plants: Implications for Insect Resistance Management and Biological Control Strategies]
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Genetic Differentiation among Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Populations on Cultivated Cowpea and Wild Host Plants: Implications for Insect Resistance Management and Biological Control Strategies
The brown pod-sucking bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl (Hemiptera: Coreidae), causes significant damage to cultivated cowpea, Vigna unguiculata Walp, a staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa. C. tomentosicollis pierce and suck sap from cowpea pods, resulting in reduced grain yield and quality. Th...
Steele, L.D.
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Sun, W.
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Valero, M.C.
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Ojo, J.A.
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Seong, K.M.
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Coates, B.S.
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Margam, V.M.
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Tamò, M.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[The mitogenome of the brown pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl (Hemiptera: Coreidae)]
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The mitogenome of the brown pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata spp unguiculata) is adapted to the drier agro-ecological zones of West Africa where it is a major source of dietary protein and widely used as a fodder crop. Improving the productivity of cowpea can enhance food availability and security in West Africa. Insect predation ...
Huesing, J.E.
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Romeis, J.
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Ellstrand, N.C.
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Raybould, A.
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Hellmich, R.L.
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Wolt, J.D.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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Dabiré-Binso, L.C.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Hokanson, K.E.
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Ishiyaku, M.F.
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Margam, V.M.
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Obokoh, N.
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Mignouna, J.D.
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Nang’ayo, F.
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Ouédraogo, J.T.
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Pasquet, R.S.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Schall, B.A.
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Stein, J.
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Tamo, M.
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Murdock, L.L.
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[Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel]
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Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel
The interactions between the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora Koch, its parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes Cresson and hyperparasitoid Syrphophagus africanus Gahan were assessed in the laboratory. Host age preference for hyperparasitism was evaluated using parasitized aphids of different ages (i.e. ...
Ganyo, K.K.
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Tounou, A.K.
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Agboton, C.
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Dannon, E.A.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Tamo, M.
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[Interaction between the aphid parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) and its hyperparasitoid Syrphophagus africanus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)]
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Interaction between the aphid parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) and its hyperparasitoid Syrphophagus africanus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Cowpea is a widely cultivated and major nutritional source of protein for many people that live in West Africa. Annual yields and longevity of grain storage is greatly reduced by feeding damage caused by a complex of insect pests that include the pod sucking bugs, Anoplocnemis curvipes Fabricius ...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Sun, W.
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Coates, B.S.
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Djouaka, R.F.
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Tamo, M.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Binso-Dabire, L.
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Baoua, I.
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Olds, B.P.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Development of reference transcriptomes for the major field insect pests of cowpea: a toolbox for insect pest management approaches in West Africa]
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Development of reference transcriptomes for the major field insect pests of cowpea: a toolbox for insect pest management approaches in West Africa
The complete 16,345-bp mitochondrial genome of the agriculturally destructive pod sucking pest, the giant coreid bug, Anoplocnemis curvipes (Hemiptera: Coreidae), was assembled from paired-end Illumina HiSeq 2500 reads. The A. curvipes mitochondrial genome consists of 13 protein coding genes (PCG...
Valero, M.C.
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Ojo, J.A.
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Sun, W.
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Tamò, M.
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Coates, B.S.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[The complete mitochondrial genome of Anoplocnemis curvipes F. (Coreinea, Coreidae, Heteroptera), a pest of fresh cowpea pods]
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Anoplocnemis curvipes F. (Coreinea, Coreidae, Heteroptera), a pest of fresh cowpea pods