A5032036083- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Research on scale insects
- Plant and animal studies
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Banana Cultivation and Research
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2016-2025
University of Bonn
2023
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
1997-2023
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2023
University of Lomé
2020
National Horticultural Research Institute
2019
Senckenberg German Entomological Institute
2015
Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
2015
Museum für Naturkunde
2015
University of Antwerp
2015
The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in recent years. currently become new invasive species West and Central Africa outbreaks were recorded for first time early 2016. presence at least two distinct haplotypes within samples collected Nigeria São Tomé suggests multiple introductions into African continent. Implications this threat to...
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is a noctuid moth pest endemic throughout the Western Hemisphere that has recently become widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. There strong expectation of significant damage to African maize crop yield and high likelihood further dispersal, putting rest Eastern at risk. Specimens from multiple locations six countries spanning northern portion infested region were analyzed for genetic markers. The similarity haplotypes between collections was...
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically environmentally safer alternative to synthetic insecticides that are being used for the management this pest. Consequently, various biological options considered, including introduction Telenomus remus, main egg parasitoid S. frugiperda Americas, where it is already augmentative...
In 2003, the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White (Diptera: Tephritidae) (Drew et al. 2005), of possible Sri Lankan origin, has been detected in East and about 1 yr later West Africa. regular surveys Benin Cameroon covering 4 yr, samples from 117 plant species across 43 families have obtained. Incubation field-collected fruits demonstrate that Central Africa (WCA) B. is highly polyphagous, infesting wild cultivated at least 46 23 with guava (Psidium spp.), mango...
Keywords: biological control; Chelonus bifoveolatus; Coccygidum luteum; Telenomus remus; Trichogramma; West Africa.
Cashew, Anacardium occidentale L. (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), is an important cash crop in Benin. However, its production threatened by several biotic factors, especially insects. In Benin, very few studies have focused on insects and just listed species commonly found cashew worldwide. The present investigation fills this gap presenting exhaustive inventory of insect associated with the country. survey was carried out from September 2009 to August 2010 22 orchards (5 young 17 mature)...
The recent discovery of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, J.E. Smith) in Africa presents a significant threat to that continent's food security. species exhibits several traits the Western Hemisphere if transferred would significantly complicate control efforts. These include broad host range, long-distance migratory behavior, and resistance multiple pesticides varies by regional population. Therefore, determining which subpopulations are present could have important implications for...
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an invasive insect pest attacking maize in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa countries. Biological control will need to be important management strategy, a first step was identify potential natural enemies. Sampling conducted different localities of the 10 regions from May Nov 2017. A total 1,062 larvae were collected 106 farms, presence enemies recorded 18 (17.0%) farms. Among recorded, 7 species parasitoids:...
The present study is the first modeling effort at a global scale to predict habitat suitability of fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda and its key parasitoids, namely Chelonus insularis, Cotesia marginiventris,Eiphosoma laphygmae,Telenomus remus Trichogramma pretiosum, be considered for biological control. An adjusted procedure machine-learning algorithm, maximum entropy (Maxent), was applied experiments. Model predictions showed particularly high establishment potential five...
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn several other crops economic importance. species has characteristics that make it particular concern as an invasive pest, including broad host range, long-distance migration behavior, propensity for field-evolved pesticide resistance. discovery armyworm in western Africa 2016 was followed by what apparently remarkably rapid spread throughout sub-Saharan 2018, causing damage estimated tens...
Introduction. Les Tephritidae ont une importance economique majeure dans les regions tropicales. Au Benin, nous n'avions que tres peu d'informations disponibles sur especes de mouches des fruits infeodees au manguier si ce n'est la manifestation leurs degâts. Nous avons donc effectue observations preliminaires le Nord du Benin durant campagne mangues en 2005 afin d'identifier cause, suivre fluctuations populations et d'estimer pertes qui leur sont imputables. Materiel methodes. Ces...
Several sap-sucking insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) of neotropical origin have been accidentally introduced to Southeast Asia and West Africa in recent years, including the mealybugs Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, manihoti Matile-Ferrero, solenopsis Tinsley, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel Miller, whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii Cockerell (Aleyrodidae). This paper documents new distribution records some other hemipteran (Coccidae...
The moth pest fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is now present throughout much of the Eastern Hemisphere where it poses a significant economic threat to number crops. Native Western Hemisphere, armyworm one primary pests corn in Americas and periodically causes damage sorghum, millet, cotton, rice, forage grasses. This broad host range part result two populations historically designated as strains (C-strain R-strain) that differ their plant...
Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), damage was monitored at a regional scale using time series data in Western and Southern African countries. The study employed the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) computed from Landsat 8 imagery Google Earth Engine (GEE) image composites for years 2013 to 2020 areas. then reclassified based on NDVI threshold values into low, sparse, moderate, dense classes. FAW prevalence were utilized validate correlation between...
We report the results of a large-scale (six orchards) and long-term (5-yr) study on seasonal population fluctuations fruit flies (Diptera Tephritidae) in mango (2005-2009) cashew (2007-2009) orchards Borgou Department, Benin.During five consecutive years fly monitoring, 25 tephritid species were captured including three Bactrocera, 11 Ceratitis, Dacus, which is represented by 2,138,150 specimens orchards. observed significant differences Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) counts between "high"...
Abstract BACKGROUND The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus , is a highly polyphagous invasive pest that affects more than 200 plants, many of which are economic importance. We modelled the potential distribution P. using CLIMEX, process‐oriented, climate‐based niche model. combined this model with spatial data on irrigation and cropping patterns to increase real‐world applicability RESULTS resulting agreed known points for broad areas where has been reported, but no GPS were available....
Biological control, a globally-important ecosystem service, can provide long-term and broad-scale suppression of invasive pests, weeds pathogens in natural, urban agricultural environments. Following (few) historic cases that led to sizeable environmental up-sets, the discipline arthropod biological control has-over past decades-evolved matured. Now, by deliberately taking into account ecological risks associated with planned introduction insect natural enemies, immense societal benefits be...
Abstract The pest species Spodoptera frugiperda , which is native to North and South America, has invaded Africa in 2016. consists of two strains, the corn-strain rice-strain, differ their sexual communication. When we investigated populations from Benin Nigeria, consisting rice-corn-hybrid descendants, found no strain-specific communication differences. Both genotypes exhibited same pheromone composition, around 97% (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9–14:Ac), 2% (Z)-7-dodecenyl (Z7–12:Ac), 1%...
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, a major pest in maize production, was assessed for its temporal and spatial distribution fields during both the dry rainy seasons of 2021 2022 two agroecological regions Benin (zone 6 8). Zone (AEZ 6) “called zone terre de barre” (Southern Central Benin) consisted ferralitic soils, Sudano-Guinean climate (two alternating with seasons) rainfall ranging between 800 1400 mm per year; while 8 8) called “fisheries region” Benin” is characterized by...