Amaranth is an African indigenous vegetable that is gaining popularity due to its nutritional,
medicinal, and economic values. In East Africa, frequent outbreaks of Lepidopteran leaf …

Insect pests pose major challenges to optimum productivity of amaranth in Africa and Asia.
The use of insecticides is the main control strategy, but is expensive and may pose health …

The microgastrine parasitoid wasp Apanteles hemara Nixon, 1965, is currently being
considered as a potential biocontrol agent of amaranth leaf-webber pests in Africa. To …

The present communication deals with the new record of Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius,
1775) the Beet Webworm moth, from Forest Research Institute Campus and Vijay Park …

The amaranth leaf-webber, Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius; Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a
serious pest of Amaranthus sp. in Africa and Asia. Apanteles hemara (Nixon; Hymenoptera …

The leaf-webber Spoladea recurvalis F. is the most devastating pest of amaranths in East
Africa. Recent collaborative research in Asia and East Africa revealed one highly resistant …

Different stages of insects were collected from farmers' fields during field visits and reared in
the laboratory to know the natural parasitisation. Natural enemies viz Apanteles taragamae …

One of the most important and largely consumed African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) is
amaranth. It is known to have a high nutritional value, agronomical assets and economic …

The study is concerned with review of genus Spoladea Guenée and first record of its type
species ie, Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius) from Ladakh region of Indian Himalayas. Its …

Amaranth is one of the African indigenous vegetables that is gaining popularity due to its
nutritional, medicinal and economic values. Its potential as a source of food security in East …