Publication search
with pests of plants as keyword

Isorhamnetin Reduces Glucose Level, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in High-Fat Diet/Streptozotocin Diabetic Mice Mod...

Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Isorhamnetin is a flavonoid that is found in medical plants. Several studies showed that isorhamnetin has anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity effects. This study aims to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of isorhamnetin in a high-fat diet and Streptozotocin-(HFD/STZ)-induced mice model of type 2 diabetes. Mice were fed with HFD followed by two c...

Dramatically increased accessibility and decreased cost- per-person impacts are needed for scaling IPM in Africa

Open Access Article; Published online: 17 Sep 2022 / While traditional scaling for integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa requires the movement of expert trainers from village to village, these efforts are often costly, time-inefficient, hampered by distance, and became impossible under COVID-19's movement restrictions (despite tremendously inc...

Plantain hybrids for the humid forest agroecology of Central Africa – diseases and pests load, fruit yield and farmers p...

Open Access Journal; Published online: 01 Nov 2022 / Plantain is one of the major staples contributing to food security and income generation in West and Central Africa. Local cultivars in Cameroon are susceptible to pests and diseases causing severe losses in plantain production. This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic performance and produce...

Re-assessing the pest status of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on solanaceous crops and farmers control pract...

Open Access Journal; Published online: 24 Sep 2022 / This study was carried out 7 years after a first one conducted in 2013 as part of the policy of the Benin government to promote the vegetable production sector. Data collection was mostly based on a countrywide survey conducted in 25 municipalities throughout Benin, from August to December 2020. ...

First report of the Root-Knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Classical biological of key horticultural pests in Africa: successes, challenges, and opportunities

Published online: 02 Jul 2022 / Classical biological control (CBC) is considered a safer and more sustainable alternative for management of alien-invasive species. This review presents recent advances in CBC of key horticultural insect pests using parasitoids in Africa. Several CBC programs have been undertaken targeting different insect pests of b...

Integrated management of Spodoptera frugiperda 6 years post detection in Africa: a review

Published online: 06 May 2022 / The introduction of fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on the African continent has led to paradigm shifts in pest control in maize systems, occasioned by year-round populations. The discovery of resident parasitoid species adapting to the new pest significantly informed dec...

Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth

Open Access Article; Published online: 29 Jun 2022 / Spodoptera eridania (Stoll), a polyphagous lepidopteran pest from the Americas, has recently invaded western and central Africa. Like its congeners, S. eridania has developed pesticide resistance. The rapid global spread and impacts of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) has raised concerns about ...

Effect of population density on oviposition, development, and survival of Alloeocranum biannulipes (Hemiptera: Reduviida...

Open Access Journal; Published online: 19 Feb 2022 / Background Alloeocranum biannulipes Montr. and Sign.(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a predator present in stored yam chips and a promising biological control agent against Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). Numerical responses of A. biannulipes to different densities (1, 2, 4, 6, an...