Storage of mung bean (Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek) and pigeonpea grains (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millsp) in hermetic triple-layer bags stops losses caused by …

CM Mutungi, H Affognon, AW Njoroge… - Journal of Stored …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dry mung bean and pigeonpea grains that had sustained some insect damage but
fumigated before the start of the experiment were stored in triple-layer hermetic bags …

Triple-Layer Plastic Bags Protect Dry Common Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) Against Damage by Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera …

C Mutungi, HD Affognon, AW Njoroge… - Journal of Economic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fumigated dry common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that were artificially infested with
Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, and others that were not artificially infested, were stored in …

Low permeability triple-layer plastic bags prevent losses of maize caused by insects in rural on-farm stores

J Ng'ang'a, C Mutungi, SM Imathiu, H Affognon - Food security, 2016 - Springer
Participatory on-farm trials were conducted to assess effectiveness of Purdue Improved Crop
Storage (PICS™) bags for storage of maize in small-scale farmers' stores in rural villages in …

Evaluation of Purdue improved crop storage triple layer hermetic storage bag against Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Sitophilus …

K Mutambuki, H Affognon, P Likhayo, D Baributsa - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hermetic technologies are being promoted in Africa as safer and more effective methods of
grain storage on smallholder farms. However, farmers and policy makers lack knowledge of …

Bioactivity of Powder and Extracts from Garlic, Allium sativum L. (Alliaceae) and Spring Onion, Allium fistulosum L. (Alliaceae) against Callosobruchus maculatus F …

AA Denloye - Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Laboratory bioassays were conducted to investigate the bioactivity of powders, extracts, and
essential oils from Allium sativum L.(Alliaceae) and A. fistulosum L.(Liliaceae) against …

An assessment of the magnitudes and factors associated with postharvest losses in off-farm grain stores in Kenya

JK Mwangi, CM Mutungi, SKG Midingoyi… - Journal of Stored …, 2017 - Elsevier
Off-farm grain storage is an important postharvest undertaking by government, traders and
processors in Kenya. A survey was conducted in 2014/2015 to assess the kinds and …

On-farm evaluation of hermetic technology against maize storage pests in Kenya

P Likhayo, AY Bruce, K Mutambuki… - Journal of economic …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
On-farm trial with a total of 32 farmers in eight villages of Naivasha and Nakuru areas of
Kenya was conducted between December 2013 and September 2014 to evaluate hermetic …

[PDF][PDF] Potential of seed dusts of Jatropha curcas L., Thevetia peruviana (Pers.), and Piper guineense Schumach. against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais …

OM Ukpai, BN Ibediungha… - Polish Journal of …, 2017 - archive.sciendo.com
A laboratory evaluation was carried out to determine the efficacy and phytochemical
composition of powdered seeds of Physic nut Jatropha curcas, Yellow oleander Thevetia …

Storage of pigeonpea grain (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) in hermetic triple-layer bags prevents losses caused by Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)(Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

HD Affognon, AW Njoroge, CM Mutungi… - … Lives, Livelihoods and …, 2014 - actahort.org
Dry pigeonpea grain is susceptible to infestation from the cowpea bruchid during storage.
This study investigated the potential of Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS™) and …

Evaluation of three plant powders as protectants of bambara groundnut against Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) infestation and damage

JA Ugwu, FT Aderemi, OY Alabi, KT Kareem - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Plant powders of Piper guineense, Aframomum melegueta and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides
were evaluated as protectants of Bambara Groundnut (BG) against Callosobruchus …