Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was
first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the …

Highlights•Complex processes and interactions exist between climate, crops and
insects.•Rising T o C & CO 2 levels affect insect status, result in greater crop damage/yield …

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), an economically important pest native to
tropical and sub-tropical America has recently invaded Africa, causing substantial damage …

Food insecurity is a chronic problem in Africa and is likely to worsen with climate change
and population growth. It is largely due to poor yields of the cereal crops caused by factors …

Push-pull strategies involve the behavioral manipulation of insect pests and their natural
enemies via the integration of stimuli that act to make the protected resource unattractive or …

Maize is a major staple food for over 300 million people in sub‐Saharan Africa. Sustainable
productivity of this primary crop has been recently threatened by Fall armyworm (FAW) …

Secondary metabolism plays an important role in the adaptation of plants to their
environments, particularly by mediating bio-interactions and protecting plants from …

Lepidopteran stemborers and parasitic weeds in the genus Striga are major constraints to
efficient production of cereals, the most important staple food crops in Africa. Smallholder …

This paper describes the 'push–pull'or 'stimulo-deterrent diversionary'strategy in relation to
current and potential examples from our own experiences. The push–pull effect is …

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 …