[HTML][HTML] Managing storage pests of maize: Farmers' knowledge, perceptions and practices in western Kenya

CAO Midega, AW Murage, JO Pittchar, ZR Khan - Crop Protection, 2016 - Elsevier
Insect pests are a key constraint to effective utilization of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), with damage caused by these pests in the stores of particular concern. Although a …

Protecting grain from insect pest infestations in Africa: producer perceptions and practices

D Obeng-Ofori - Stewart Postharvest Rev, 2011 - access.portico.org
Purpose of review: This review focuses on the current state of postharvest losses and
important tools available for use by farmers for protecting grain against insect pest …

[PDF][PDF] Factors affecting quality of grain stored in Ethiopian traditional storage structures and opportunities for improvement

D Befikadu - International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied …, 2014 - core.ac.uk
In Ethiopia, like in other developing countries post harvest losses, including storage losses
is estimated at 5-26%. Damages or loss of grains vary generally and are a function of crop …

Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests

OO Okosun, KC Allen, JP Glover… - Journal of Integrated …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench (Poaceae), is a highly valued crop cultivated
worldwide, with the grain and stover being of equal importance in some developing …

[PDF][PDF] Efficacy of botanical extracts against termites, Macrotermes spp.,(Isoptera: Termitidae) under laboratory conditions

E Jimma - International Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014 - academia.edu
A ESTRA (" T" l'ermite, Macrotermes spp., is economically the most important termite pests
which create considerable damage on agricultural crops and domestic materials causing up …

Review on major storage insect pests of cereals and pulses

E DEMIS, W YENEWA - Asian Journal of Advances in Research, 2022 - go7publish.com
Insect pests are the most successful and diverse groups of animals on earth and are closely
related to our lives and affect the welfare of humans in diverse ways. A vast number of pest …

[PDF][PDF] Susceptibility of sorghum varieties to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

M Goftishu, K Belete - African Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - academicjournals.org
Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. is one of the most important pests of sorghum in storage causing
severe economic damage to the grain. Twenty-one sorghum varieties obtained from …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers' knowledge, perception and management practices of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda Smith) in Manica province, Mozambique

A Caniço, A Mexia, L Santos - NeoBiota, 2021 - neobiota.pensoft.net
This study aimed to gather information about farmers' knowledge, perception and
management practices of the newly introduced insect pest, the fall armyworm Spodoptera …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers perception of their level of participation in extension in Ethiopia: Policy implications

BN Wasihun, JA Kwarteng, EL Okorley - Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - academia.edu
This study examined farmers' perception of their level of participation in Public Agricultural
Extension Service (PAES) in Soddo-zuria Woreda in Southern Ethiopia vis-à-vis seven …

Storage insects on yam chips and their traditional management in Northern Benin

YL Loko, A Dansi, M Tamo… - The Scientific World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐five villages of Northern Benin were surveyed to identify the constraints of yam chips
production, assess the diversity of storage insects on yam chips, and document farmers …