Resources Tagged: Crop Pests

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  1. What about Hippos?

    2005-07-20 On the banks of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi and at river edges in Eastern and Central Africa, hippos are a major garden pest.
    Crop Pests Living Fence

  2. A Non-chemical Method of Rat Control for Rice Fields

    2006-10-20 A publication from ACIAR described a method of controlling rodents in lowland irrigated rice crops without the use of chemicals. The publication is a Research Note describing Community Trap Barrier Systems (CTBS).
    Mice Crop Pests Rodents Rats Rice

  3. Pick Those Podborers

    2004-07-01 Pigeon pea plants are shaken gently so that the pod borer larvae fall off. As the larvae fall, they are collected on a sheet that is pulled along the ground between the rows of plants. A few hens follow and eat the protein-rich larvae.
    Biological Control Pest Control Podborer Pests Integrated Pest Ma... Crop Pests

  4. Crop monitoring for early detection of insect pests

    2017-07-17 Insects and other pests can be a serious constraint to food production, especially where resources for pest management are scarce. For example, in EDN 133, we responded to a question about problems with tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) in Nigeria. Heavy infestations of this pest alone can reduce...
    Insects Crop Pests Crop Record Crop Monitoring IPM Integrated Pest Ma... Pests

  5. Millipede Damage after First Rains

    2018-04-27 This article shares experienceswith milipede damage on cropsfrom network memberNoah Elhardt inSenegal and Bill Stough in Uganda. It also shares some potential control measures from a thesis by Ernst Ebregt.
    Biological Control Pest Management Pest Control Crop Protection Crop Pests Milipede

  6. Invasion of the Fall Armyworm

    2018-04-27 Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a common pest in the Western Hemisphere affecting many commercial crops, most importantly maize. This voracious Lepidoptera (grouping of insects that includes butterflies and moths) was first detected in Central and Western Africa in 2016 and has quickly...
    IPM Integrated Pest Ma... Pest Management Pest Control Armyworm Crop Pests East Africa West Africa

  7. National Plant Diagnostic Network

    The NPDN was established in 2002 in response to the need to enhance agricultural security through protecting health and productivity of plants in agricultural and natural ecosystems in the U.S. With support from the USDA-NIFA and through the collective efforts of many individuals representing...
    Plant Disease Pest Control Crop Pests Plant Pathology

  8. Managing Birds in Climbing Beans - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Birds learn quickly and will come back, so regularly change the way you scare birds. All farmers in your community should plant their bean crop within a period of two weeks so that the beans are all growing at the same time, so most of the crop survives. By...
    Beans Crop Pests Crop Protection AccessAgriculture

  9. Principaux Ennemis des Cultures de la Region des Grands Lacs d'Afrique Centrale

    1981-01-01 L'importance des pertes provoquées par les ennemis des cultures tant pendant leur croissance que pendant le stockage de la récoite est très mal connue en général, mais particulièrement dans la région qui nous préoccupe, celle des Grands Lacs de l'Afrique Centrale. Néanmoins, tout le monde...
    Crop Damage Crop Pests West Africa

  10. Integrated Management of the Fall Armyworm on Maize : A guide for Farmer Field Schools in Africa

    2021-01-06 127 pp. : ill. Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 25, 2023 Fall armyworm (FAW) - or Spodoptera frugiperda - is a dangerous transboundary pest native to the Americas that has been spreading rapidly in Africa since 2016, causing significant yield losses to crops. Farmer education and community action...
    Maize Crop Pests Agricultural Pests Africa