Abstract Arthropods destroy an estimated 18–26% of annual crop production worldwide, at a
value of more than 470billion.Thegreaterproportionoflosses(13–16%)occursinthefield …

Le mil est la 7ème céréale plus importante au monde. Elle est la culture sahélienne par
excellence du fait de son adaptation aux conditions particulières de production dans cette …

In the Sahelian region of West Africa, pearl millet, which is a major subsistence food crop
supporting families' livelihoods, is regularly attacked by the millet head miner/spike worm …

The purpose of this study was to assess farmers' knowledge, perception and management of
sweet potato (SP) diseases, and to determine factors associated with farmers' satisfaction …

The pearl millet head miner became a major pest in the West African Sahel during the
droughts of 1972–1974, and has since remained a threat to food security. Pesticide control …

The pearl millet head miner, Heliocheilus albipunctella, is a major constraint to increasing
crop productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. In the absence of any insecticide application by …

On-farm augmentative releases of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) for controlling
the millet head miner (MHM) Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis) were tested in Burkina …

Pearl millet is the principal staple food crop in large portions of W estern S ub‐S ahelian A
frica and the millet head miner (H eliocheilus albipunctella) is one of its most devastating …

Augmentative on-farm delivery methods for the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor
(Say)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control the millet head miner (MHM) Heliocheilus …

Better knowledge of natural enemy communities and their relative contribution to biological
control is needed to design ecology-based pest management in agro-ecosystems. Here, we …