The abundance and diversity of soil mites was monitored along a gradient of land use types (LUTs) during the wet seasons in soils of Taita Taveta, Kenya. Sampling of mites from soils was carried out in eight LUTs which included maize-based system (Zea mays), coffee (Coffea Arabica), horticulture,...
Maribie, CW
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Nyamasyo, GHN
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Ndegwa. PN
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Mung'atu, Joseph K.
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Lagerlof, J
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Gikungu, M
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[Abundance and diversity of soil mites (Acari) along a gradient of land use types in Taita Taveta, Kenya]
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Abundance and diversity of soil mites (Acari) along a gradient of land use types in Taita Taveta, Kenya
Yaninek, John S.
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Moraes , G.J. de
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Markham, R.H.
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[Manuel de lacarien vert du manioc (Mononychellus tanajoa) en Afrique: un guide sur sa biologie et sur les methodes dapplication de la lutte biologique classique]
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Manuel de lacarien vert du manioc (Mononychellus tanajoa) en Afrique: un guide sur sa biologie et sur les methodes dapplication de la lutte biologique classique
The metapopulation dynamics of the African cassava food web is explored using a physiologically based tritrophic model. The interacting species are cassava, cassava mealybug and its natural enemies (two parasitoids, a coccinellid predator and a fungal pathogen), and the cassava greenmite and its ...
Gutiérrez, A.P.
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Yaninek, John S.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Ellis, C.K.
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[A physiologically based tritrophic metapopulation model of the African cassava food web]
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A physiologically based tritrophic metapopulation model of the African cassava food web
Onzo, A.
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Hanna, R.
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Zannou, I.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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Yaninek, John S.
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[Dynamics of refuge use: diurnal vertical migration of predatory and herbivorous mites within cassava plants]
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Dynamics of refuge use: diurnal vertical migration of predatory and herbivorous mites within cassava plants
As the production of grain and herbaceous legumes is often limited by low levels of available P in moist savanna soils, the potential for managing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) by selecting lines or accessions dependent on AMF as a strategy to improve plant P nutrition and productivity is re...
Nwoko, H.
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Sanginga, N.
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[Dependency of promiscuous soybean and herbaceous legumes on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their response to bradyrhizobial inoculation in low P soils]
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Dependency of promiscuous soybean and herbaceous legumes on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their response to bradyrhizobial inoculation in low P soils
Microarthropods, such as soil mites (Acari) and springtails (Collembola), with body width between 0.08 mm and 0.5 mm play important roles in soil fertility maintenance through their regulatory activities in decomposition and nutrient turnover. Observations were made at IITA, Ibadan, southwestern ...
Adejuyigbe, C.O.
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Tian, G.
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Adeoye, G.O.
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[Soil microarthropod populations under natural and planted fallows in southwestern Nigeria]
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Soil microarthropod populations under natural and planted fallows in southwestern Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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[IITA Crop Improvement Division: activity report and work plan 1993]
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IITA Crop Improvement Division: activity report and work plan 1993
Cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) has been a major pest of cassava since its accidental introduction in Africa. Studies conducted recently on its biological control in the major cassava growing areas in Kenya demonstrate definite establishment of Typhlodromalus aripo in Kenya. Th...
Kariuki, C.W.
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Hanna, R.
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Toko, M.
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Ngari, B.M.
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[The spread and persistence of exotic phytoseiid, typhlodromahs aripo de leon (acari: phytoseiidae) and its effect on cassava green mite in Kenya]
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The spread and persistence of exotic phytoseiid, typhlodromahs aripo de leon (acari: phytoseiidae) and its effect on cassava green mite in Kenya
Two surveys were conducted in Tanzania in May- June 2003 and June-August 2004 to determine the incidence and severity of several cassava arthropod pests including cassava green mite, cassava mealybug, spiralling whitefly, Bemisia spp., cassava
scale, red mite, Zonocerus elegans, and several speci...
Gnanvossou, D.
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Hanna, R.
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Pallangyo, B.
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Toko, M.
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Nsami, E.
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Mfugale, O.
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[Distribution and abundance of cassava pests in Tanzania with a note on the spiralling whitefly]
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Distribution and abundance of cassava pests in Tanzania with a note on the spiralling whitefly
The tiny size of eriophyoid mites is a key feature regarding their status as herbivorous pests. Many eriophyoid species are highly host specific and live in concealed sites (refuges) on their hosts, which are difficult to access by natural enemies. We explored the spatial refuge used by one of th...
Lawson-Balagbo, L.M.
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Gondim, M.G.C.
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Moraes, G.J. de
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Hanna, R.
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Schausberger, P.
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[Refuge use by the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: fine scale distribution and association with other mites under the perianth]
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Refuge use by the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: fine scale distribution and association with other mites under the perianth