A5058602500- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Oklahoma State University
2023-2025
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2019-2025
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2018-2019
Psocids are difficult to manage using grain protectants and phosphine hence research on non-chemical control methods. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) at managing Liposcelis decolor (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). The functional responses adult♀ nymphs X. a diet nymphs, adult♂, L. were determined under laboratory conditions 28 ± 1 °C, 63 5% RH, 0:24 (L:D) photoperiod. Maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) logistic regression...
Insect predators can suppress prey populations through increased progeny production. The present study investigated the numerical responses of adult♀ Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on a diet Liposcelis decolor (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). Adult♀ X. were placed in arenas containing nymphs, adult females, or males L. at varying densities under laboratory conditions 28 ± 1 °C, 63 5 RH, and 0:24 (L:D) photoperiod. number eggs laid by predator was assessed 24 h...
Storage methods for grains is an important determinant in the preservation of quality used preparation poultry feed. A study was undertaken to assess performance layer chickens fed maize stored polypropylene (PP) and ZeroFly Hermetic (ZFH) bags. Maize 100-kg PP ZFH bags 6 months. There 9,600 kg each type bag. The then formulate feed using Koudjis 50%-layer concentrate, as diet 1080 day-old Lohmann Brown Classic chicks (Lohmann Tierzucht Germany) a period 32 weeks. two dietary treatments...
Using low-quality maize, resulting from insect pests and fungal attack, for formulating feed reduces chicken performance. This study evaluated the effectiveness of hermetic storage bags to keep pest mycotoxin levels in check yellow maize. The was conducted storehouses at three poultry farms Dormaa Ahenkro, Bono Region, Ghana. experiment set up a Randomized Complete Block Design with ZeroFly® Hermetic (ZFH), Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS), Polypropylene (PP) as treatments. In each...
Abstract . Storage of grain in bags is common Africa, Asia, and many other less developed countries making a bag probing method well-suited for moisture content (MC) measurement. A low-cost meter was under USAID project to reduce post-harvest loss (PHL). The meter, referred as the PHL measures MC maize grains based on relative humidity (RH) temperature (T) measurements obtained by small digital sensor located tip tubular probe that can be inserted into or bulks. Measurements are used...
Abstract Tomato production plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of farmers and agricultural households forest savanna transitional belt Ghana. However, success tomato cultivation is hindered by presence insect pests diseases, necessitating use inputs. This study aimed to identify pesticides used farming, assess their World Health Organization (WHO) active ingredient hazard class, determine precautionary behaviour associated with pesticide farmers, elucidate socio-economic factors...
This experiment was conducted to determine the growth performance, blood profile and carcass characteristics of broilers fed yellow maize stored in Polypropylene (PP) ZeroFly® Hermetic (ZFH) storage bags for six months. Two hundred unsexed day-old Cobb-500 broiler chicks were randomly allocated 2 treatments (2 bags) with 100 per treatment a Completely Randomized Design experiment. Each had four replications 25 birds replicate. The experimental diets formulated using same quantities PP ZFH...
Maize forms a key component in poultry feed formulation Ghana. Nonetheless, there is an existing challenge of low-quality maize due to insect infestation and mycotoxin contamination resulting poor chicken growth performance including diminished egg laying. This study compared the effectiveness ZeroFly® Hermetic (ZFH) storage bags polypropylene (PP) mitigate pest levels over 6-month period. The was conducted three-layer farms Dormaa Ahenkro, Bono Region, One storehouse used each farm. In...
Maize is a staple food in Ghana where there ever increasing demand for its use to also support poultry and livestock production. However, post-harvest loss of maize high Ghana. This study evaluated the effectiveness plastic steel bins as bulk storage structures reduce Ejura, during period from February 2016 January 2017. pre-disinfested with solar biomass hybrid dryer was stored following treatments: i. white 7-ton bin filled untreated maize, ii. agreen iii.a 6-ton Kikapu iv. six 50-kg...
Rice is a global staple crop, hence forecast of production and implications on the environment in face climate change needed. In this study, projections from 16 General Circulation Models (GCMs) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) were statistically downscaled implemented as inputs to APEX-Paddy model for simulation. Runoff, nitrogen (N) discharge, rice yield forecasted Near-future (2011–2040), Mid-future (2041–2070), Far-future (2071–2100) under two Shared Socioeconomic...