The arrival of Fall Army Worm (FAW) in Africa and Zambia specifically has made the situation worse for the farmers who already experience low crop productivity. However, Syngenta developed an insecticide called Fortenza duo, a seed coating pesticide which according to the company can protect...
Download PDF ↓The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is an insect pest of cruciferous crops in the world including Zambia. It causes 52 – 92% loss in marketable produce in India. Control of P. xylostella has mainly depended on use of insecticides. However, the pest has...
Download PDF ↓The goals of the study were to confirm establishment of two exotic parasitoids, Cotesia vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diadromus collaris (Grav.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), released in Lusaka Province, Zambia, during the 1970s and 1980s, to control the diamondback moth,...
Download PDF ↓In assessing the efficacy and economic value of intercropping cabbage as a way of managing Diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L., six cropping cultures were evaluated. The trial was conducted at the National Irrigation Research Station, in Mazabuka, Zambia, in 1995/96. The cropping...
Download PDF ↓Damage to sorghum and pearl millet by the armoured ground cricket, Acanthoplus speiseri Brancsk, is particularly high on small-scale farms. The control methods currently in use are based on the use of synthetic insecticides.The study was conducted to assess the effects of plant extracts from...
Download PDF ↓Storage losses present a major threat to food security among the small-holder farmers in Africa. The Maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, is one of the most important storage pest for which breeding for resistance is the best option for reducing storage losses. A study was conducted to...
Download PDF ↓The study conducted to access the insecticidal activity of selected plant extracts:Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globules., Guava, Psidium guajava l., Neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Tephrosia, Tephrosia vogelii F (Hook) and water Hyacinth Erchhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach, against the...
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