Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and
Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder …

Assessing effects of climate change on agricultural systems and the potential for ecological
intensification to increase food security in developing countries is essential to guide …

Resistance evolution by target pests threatens the sustainability of Bt maize in Africa where
insect resistance management (IRM) strategies are faced by unique challenges. The …

Abstract Stemborers (Busseola fusca, Sesamia calamistis and Chilo partellus), the fall
armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and associated parasitoids constitute an interacting …

The push-pull system, a stimulo-deterrent cropping strategy consisting of intercropping
cereals with herbaceous legumes and surrounded by fodder grasses, is presented as a …

The interactions among insect communities influence the composition of pest complexes
that attack crops and, in parallel, their natural enemies, which regulate their abundance. The …

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda is a key pest of maize in Africa including
Tanzania. Field trials were conducted to determine the incidence of species of parasitoids …

Abstract The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), undertook a
biological control (BC) programme for control of stemborers from 1993 to 2008, to reduce …

The land cover and structure of agricultural landscapes may influence the abundance and
diversity of natural enemies of crop pests. However, these landscapes are continuously …

Fall armyworm (FAW) is a multi-generational invasive insect pest of maize. Field
experiments were conducted in diverse ecologies at Hyderabad, Telangana (Location 1); …