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Trials were set up in the Accra plains for two rainy seasons in 2017. The first trial examined aphid infestation and the second included weekly blanket spray of neem oil at 0.48 L/ha (60 ml/15 L water) during the second rainy season. Five systematically sampled cabbage leaves per plot were examined for the numbers of aphids and associated natural enemies (predators). Symptoms of aphid attack (incidence and severity of infestation) were also recorded. Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Davis) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) were the two aphid species observed and their numbers differed significantly between varieties in both seasons during the first but not the second trial. Few aphids settled on ‘Oxylus’, while more occurred on ‘Fortune’. L. e. pseudobrassicae was the most abundant aphid on all the varieties. Aphid numbers were significantly decreased by neem application. Occurrence of natural enemies did not differ significantly between varieties, except for spiders during the major rainy season. There was no significant difference in aphid infestation between varieties during the first season as all of them completely succumbed to the infestation, while in the second season aphid incidence and severity of infestation was highest on ‘Fortune’, with ‘Oxylus’ being the least attacked by aphids. The crop yield was zero during the first season without protection for all the varieties. 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There were significant varietal differences between some of the parameters. Egg to adult development time was highest on Okumkom while larval survival, emergence rate, intrinsic rate of increase, and the net reproductive rate were lowest on Bohye. 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As control plots at the experiment station, plots were both netted and treated with emamectin benzoate, simply netted, or open to natural infestation. The number of larvae, egg masses, percent damaged plants, and damage proportions of leaves and ears were scored until harvest. 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Since then, the pest has been causing considerable losses to tomatoes across the continent, thereby affecting food security and livelihood of millions of growers and consumers. In this paper, the agroecological-based occurrence of the alien invasive species was reported for the first time in Togo. Fifteen sites were surveyed countywide in the five regions of the country from November 2018 to February 2019. Male moths were trapped using pheromone-based delta traps, and the larvae were collected through sampling of infested tomato leaves and fruits. The field-collected and laboratory-emerged specimens were used for the morphological features and molecular analysis and sequence deposit into GenBank under the accession number MN759250. The pest was present in all regions and sites surveyed across different agro-ecological zones, with significant disparities between agroecologies in relation to population densities. The daily as well as the cumulative catches of T. absoluta male moths was higher in the Coastal Savannah zone than in other agro-ecological zones surveyed, with a daily mean value of 10.78 ± 0.99 individuals per trap. 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Male moths were trapped using pheromone-based delta traps, and the larvae were collected through sampling of infested tomato leaves and fruits. The field-collected and laboratory-emerged specimens were used for the morphological features and molecular analysis and sequence deposit into GenBank under the accession number MN759250. The pest was present in all regions and sites surveyed across different agro-ecological zones, with significant disparities between agroecologies in relation to population densities. The daily as well as the cumulative catches of T. absoluta male moths was higher in the Coastal Savannah zone than in other agro-ecological zones surveyed, with a daily mean value of 10.78 ± 0.99 individuals per trap. 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E. Smith) invaded several West African countries in 2...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) invaded several West African countries in 2016 causing severe injury to maize plants and economic damage. This study assesses variations in the occurrence of this species in different Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZs) in Togo and Ghana during the 3 yr following its discovery. The surveys were conducted on 120 farms in Togo and 94 farms in Ghana by collecting larvae from 200 maize plants per hectare. Infestation levels were 68.46% in 2016, 55.82% in 2017, and 17.76% in 2018. The number of larvae recorded per hectare and infestation levels were higher in Togo than in Ghana. The lowest number of collected larvae and infestation levels of S. frugiperda were in 2018, compared to the other 2 yr. Larvae per hectare and the infestation level varied regionally inside the two countries. The southern part of Togo (AEZ five) contained higher numbers of larvae and higher infestation levels during the 2 yr following the invasion of the pest. 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However, attack by insect pests affects their quality and marketable yield. On-farm experiment was undertaken during the major rainy season of 2012 at Afari and Kpong, in the moist Semi Deciduous Forest and Coastal Savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana, respectively, to explore the use of homemade extracts from fruit of hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens L. in the management of insect pests of cabbage and French beans. The treatments included a crude water extract from pepper fruit (20 g/l w/v), the semi-synthetic insecticide emamectin benzoate, ATTACK® (1 ml/l v/v) and tap water as a control. The dominant pests found on cabbage at both locations were the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) and the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). On French beans, the flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom), the whitefly, B. tabaci and a range of leafhoppers, Empoasca spp. were found at both locations. The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora (Koch) was present only at Kpong. Among the natural enemies found on cabbage at both locations were the larval parasitoid, Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov), the ladybird beetles, Cheilomenes spp., hoverflies and a number of spiders. On French beans, ladybirds and spiders were observed only at Kpong. Generally, the application of pepper and emamectin benzoate were effective in controlling some pests of cabbage and French beans and also conserved the natural enemies. Emamectin benzoate and pepper treated-plots had higher yields of French beans than the control plots at Afari. 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(Brassicaceae), using homemade extracts from garlic and hot pepper</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>Organic Agriculture</span><span>, 2013</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">ABSTRACT Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L., is an important leafy vegetable that provid...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">ABSTRACT Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L., is an important leafy vegetable that provides vitamins and minerals for healthy body development. However, insect pest attack is a key contributing factor to its low yield. An experiment was undertaken at the agricultural research field of Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kwadaso in Ghana, during the major seasons of 2010 and 2011 to explore the potential of homemade extracts from garlic, Allium sativum L., and hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens L., in the management of insect pests of cabbage. Emamectin benzoate (ATTACK®) and lambda-cyhalothrin (BOSSMATE® 2.5EC) were used as reference insecticides. There were ten treatments made up of three levels (10, 20 and 30 g L−1 w/v) each of garlic, pepper, a mixture of garlic and pepper, ATTACK®, BOSSMATE® and control (tap water). The key insect pests recorded were the aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. Generally, the efficacy of garlic and pepper was comparable to that of ATTACK®, with BOSSMATE® being the least efficacious. Pepper (20 g L−1 w/v) and ATTACK® (1 ml L−1 v/v) were more effective in controlling P. xylostella than the other treatments. Natural enemies encountered were the Coccinellidae, Syrphidae and Araneae. Generally, BOSSMATE® caused the greatest reduction in natural enemies’ abundance, followed by ATTACK®, with the plant extracts having a mild effect on the natural enemies. Cabbage head yield was comparable among insecticide-treated plots and botanical plots with the control plots doing well in some instances. 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Trials were set up in the Accra plains for two rainy seasons in 2017. The first trial examined aphid infestation and the second included weekly blanket spray of neem oil at 0.48 L/ha (60 ml/15 L water) during the second rainy season. Five systematically sampled cabbage leaves per plot were examined for the numbers of aphids and associated natural enemies (predators). Symptoms of aphid attack (incidence and severity of infestation) were also recorded. Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Davis) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) were the two aphid species observed and their numbers differed significantly between varieties in both seasons during the first but not the second trial. Few aphids settled on ‘Oxylus’, while more occurred on ‘Fortune’. L. e. pseudobrassicae was the most abundant aphid on all the varieties. Aphid numbers were significantly decreased by neem application. Occurrence of natural enemies did not differ significantly between varieties, except for spiders during the major rainy season. There was no significant difference in aphid infestation between varieties during the first season as all of them completely succumbed to the infestation, while in the second season aphid incidence and severity of infestation was highest on ‘Fortune’, with ‘Oxylus’ being the least attacked by aphids. The crop yield was zero during the first season without protection for all the varieties. 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Lam.) is an important staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa....</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa. A limiting production factor is infestation by the sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Brentidae). The use of host plant resistance is an essential component of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Therefore, the bionomic parameters of C. puncticollis were studied under laboratory conditions (30 ± 1 °C and 75 ± 5 % RH) on four sweet potato varieties commonly grown in Ghana (Apumoden, Ligri, Bohye, and Okumkom) to determine their susceptibility to the pest. 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Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noct...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">The infestation of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Africa since 2016 has been a major threat to maize production. Previous studies in Togo and Ghana from 2016 to 2018 did not correlate FAW infestation to yield losses. Thus, the aim of this study which assesses the impact of FAW infestation by inspecting 150 maize farms throughout the five Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZs) of Togo for FAW plant damage, and third instar larvae were used to infest 10-day-old maize plants in netted plots under controlled conditions at an experiment station (Station d&#39;Expérimentations Agronomiques de Lomé) in 2019 and 2020. As control plots at the experiment station, plots were both netted and treated with emamectin benzoate, simply netted, or open to natural infestation. The number of larvae, egg masses, percent damaged plants, and damage proportions of leaves and ears were scored until harvest. 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Since then, the pest has been causing considerable losses to tomatoes across the continent, thereby affecting food security and livelihood of millions of growers and consumers. In this paper, the agroecological-based occurrence of the alien invasive species was reported for the first time in Togo. Fifteen sites were surveyed countywide in the five regions of the country from November 2018 to February 2019. Male moths were trapped using pheromone-based delta traps, and the larvae were collected through sampling of infested tomato leaves and fruits. The field-collected and laboratory-emerged specimens were used for the morphological features and molecular analysis and sequence deposit into GenBank under the accession number MN759250. The pest was present in all regions and sites surveyed across different agro-ecological zones, with significant disparities between agroecologies in relation to population densities. The daily as well as the cumulative catches of T. absoluta male moths was higher in the Coastal Savannah zone than in other agro-ecological zones surveyed, with a daily mean value of 10.78 ± 0.99 individuals per trap. 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E. Smith) invaded several West African countries in 2...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) invaded several West African countries in 2016 causing severe injury to maize plants and economic damage. This study assesses variations in the occurrence of this species in different Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZs) in Togo and Ghana during the 3 yr following its discovery. The surveys were conducted on 120 farms in Togo and 94 farms in Ghana by collecting larvae from 200 maize plants per hectare. Infestation levels were 68.46% in 2016, 55.82% in 2017, and 17.76% in 2018. The number of larvae recorded per hectare and infestation levels were higher in Togo than in Ghana. The lowest number of collected larvae and infestation levels of S. frugiperda were in 2018, compared to the other 2 yr. Larvae per hectare and the infestation level varied regionally inside the two countries. The southern part of Togo (AEZ five) contained higher numbers of larvae and higher infestation levels during the 2 yr following the invasion of the pest. 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However, attack by insect pests affects their quality and marketable yield. On-farm experiment was undertaken during the major rainy season of 2012 at Afari and Kpong, in the moist Semi Deciduous Forest and Coastal Savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana, respectively, to explore the use of homemade extracts from fruit of hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens L. in the management of insect pests of cabbage and French beans. The treatments included a crude water extract from pepper fruit (20 g/l w/v), the semi-synthetic insecticide emamectin benzoate, ATTACK® (1 ml/l v/v) and tap water as a control. The dominant pests found on cabbage at both locations were the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) and the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). On French beans, the flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom), the whitefly, B. tabaci and a range of leafhoppers, Empoasca spp. were found at both locations. The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora (Koch) was present only at Kpong. Among the natural enemies found on cabbage at both locations were the larval parasitoid, Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov), the ladybird beetles, Cheilomenes spp., hoverflies and a number of spiders. On French beans, ladybirds and spiders were observed only at Kpong. Generally, the application of pepper and emamectin benzoate were effective in controlling some pests of cabbage and French beans and also conserved the natural enemies. Emamectin benzoate and pepper treated-plots had higher yields of French beans than the control plots at Afari. 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(Brassicaceae), using homemade extracts from garlic and hot pepper</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>Organic Agriculture</span><span>, 2013</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">ABSTRACT Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L., is an important leafy vegetable that provid...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">ABSTRACT Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L., is an important leafy vegetable that provides vitamins and minerals for healthy body development. However, insect pest attack is a key contributing factor to its low yield. An experiment was undertaken at the agricultural research field of Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kwadaso in Ghana, during the major seasons of 2010 and 2011 to explore the potential of homemade extracts from garlic, Allium sativum L., and hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens L., in the management of insect pests of cabbage. Emamectin benzoate (ATTACK®) and lambda-cyhalothrin (BOSSMATE® 2.5EC) were used as reference insecticides. There were ten treatments made up of three levels (10, 20 and 30 g L−1 w/v) each of garlic, pepper, a mixture of garlic and pepper, ATTACK®, BOSSMATE® and control (tap water). The key insect pests recorded were the aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. Generally, the efficacy of garlic and pepper was comparable to that of ATTACK®, with BOSSMATE® being the least efficacious. Pepper (20 g L−1 w/v) and ATTACK® (1 ml L−1 v/v) were more effective in controlling P. xylostella than the other treatments. Natural enemies encountered were the Coccinellidae, Syrphidae and Araneae. Generally, BOSSMATE® caused the greatest reduction in natural enemies’ abundance, followed by ATTACK®, with the plant extracts having a mild effect on the natural enemies. Cabbage head yield was comparable among insecticide-treated plots and botanical plots with the control plots doing well in some instances. 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Effect of seasons and larval food plants on the quality of Gonometa postica cocoons Ken O...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Page 1. Effect of seasons and larval food plants on the quality of Gonometa postica cocoons Ken O. Fening &amp; Esther N. Kioko &amp; Suresh K. Raina &amp; Jones M. 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