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
In this study, we investigate the spatio-temporal fluctuations of the cashew leafminer Eteoryctis gemoniella Stainton, which was recently reported as one of the most devastating cashew pests in Benin. Eteoryctis gemoniella causes serious damage, especially to the young tender leaves, thus reducin...
Agboton, C.
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Onzo, A.
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Akohou, H.A.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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Vidal, S.
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Tamò, M.
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[Population dynamics of the cashew leafminer, Eteoryctis gemoniella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and inventory of its parasitoids in cashew orchards of Northern Benin, West Africa]
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Population dynamics of the cashew leafminer, Eteoryctis gemoniella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and inventory of its parasitoids in cashew orchards of Northern Benin, West Africa
On-farm augmentative releases of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) for controlling the millet head miner (MHM) Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis) were tested in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from 2007 to 2009. In addition, a survey of farmers’ perceptions of insect pests, with particul...
Ba, Malick N.
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Baoua, I.
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N'Diaye, M.
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Dabiré, C.
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Sanon, A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Biological control of the millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella in the Sahelian region by augmentative releases of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor: effectiveness and farmers perceptions]
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Biological control of the millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella in the Sahelian region by augmentative releases of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor: effectiveness and farmers perceptions
In many African countries, the misuse of chemical insecticides is questioned with the awareness of their negative effects on ecosystems and human health. There is, therefore, constant request from consumers for alternatives to chemical insecticide in plant protection. In the present study, the ef...
Douro-Kpindou, O.K.
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Djegui, D.A.
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Maffon, S.
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Paraïso, A.
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Glitho, I.A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Comparative study of the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi, chemicals and botanical pesticides in the management of cotton pests and their natural enemies in Benin]
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Comparative study of the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi, chemicals and botanical pesticides in the management of cotton pests and their natural enemies in Benin
Weeds by definition are plants that grow in the wrong place. When their seeds or other plant parts are transported to other regions
where their natural enemies are absent, they can multiply unhindered. Indigenous plants, especially those that are adapted for
invading disturbed areas, can also bec...
Ajuonu, O.
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Tamò, M.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Toko, M.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Hounkpe, C.
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[Invasive floating water weeds – killing life and commerce]
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Invasive floating water weeds – killing life and commerce
Stored yam chips are attacked by Dinoderus porcellus Lesne, which can cause significant losses. The predator Alloeocranum biannulipes Montr. and Sign. is a potential biological control agent of D. porcellus. The biology, predation and mating behaviour of A. biannulipes were investigated under lab...
Loko, Y.L.E.
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Gavoedo, D.M.
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Toffa, J.
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Orobiyi, A.
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Thomas-Odjo, A.A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Life table of the predator Alloeocranum biannulipes Montrouzier and Signoret (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and a test of its ability to suppress populations of Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in stored yam chips]
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Life table of the predator Alloeocranum biannulipes Montrouzier and Signoret (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and a test of its ability to suppress populations of Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in stored yam chips
Therophilus javanus is a koinobiont, solitary larval endoparasitoid currently being considered as a biological control agent against
the pod borer Maruca vitrata, a devastating cowpea pest causing 20–80% crop losses in West Africa. We investigated ovary
morphology and anatomy, oogenesis, potentia...
Souna, D.A.
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Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.
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Ravallec, M.
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Cusumano, A.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Volkoff, A.N.
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Tamò, M.
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[An insight in the reproductive biology of Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, and Agathidinae), a potential biological control agent against the legume pod borer (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)]
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An insight in the reproductive biology of Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, and Agathidinae), a potential biological control agent against the legume pod borer (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)
The brown spiny bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae) is a key pest of leguminous crops in many countries in Africa, causing significant yield losses especially in cowpea, pigeon pea and common beans. Although C. tomentosicollis uses olfaction to aggregate, little is known a...
Kpongbe, H.
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Berg, J. van den
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Khamis, F.
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Tamò, M.
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Torto, B.
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[Isopentyl butanoate: aggregation pheromone of the brown spiny bug, Clavigralla Tomentosicollis (hemiptera: coreidae), and kairomone for the egg parasitoid gryon sp. (hymenoptera: scelionidae)]
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Isopentyl butanoate: aggregation pheromone of the brown spiny bug, Clavigralla Tomentosicollis (hemiptera: coreidae), and kairomone for the egg parasitoid gryon sp. (hymenoptera: scelionidae)