• Effects of grain legumes and cover crops on maize yield and plant damage by Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the humid forest of southern Cameroon. (springer.com)
  • Fall armyworm is a major threat to the majority of Africa's maize crops. (phys.org)
  • This can be done in ways which have the most beneficial effect in mitigating the complex of crop pests that pose the most risk for farmers growing particular crops in particular locales. (phys.org)
  • This pest destroys stored crops such as corn, wheat, and rice. (prestox.com)
  • AFRICA-Fall army warms ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) continue to endanger the majority of Africa 's maize crops according to new research published in Frontiers in Insect Science journal. (millingmea.com)
  • CABI scientists have published a review of potential management options farmers in Europe could take against an expected invasion of the fall armyworm pest which has already devastated maize crops in Africa and other parts of the world. (cabi.org)
  • THE spread of insect resistance to the toxins in genetically modified crops will not be slowed by encouraging pests to live in "refuges" of weeds around the edges of farmers' fields, say French scientists. (newscientist.com)
  • Busseola fusca (Fuller), the African maize stalk borer: A hand book of information, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). (academicjournals.org)
  • At harvesting, biomass was recorded, then either incorporated in situ or transferred to continuous cropped plots split with and without added P fertiliser and monitored for the effect in improving consecutive maize crops. (ac.be)
  • GM crop technology has been widely used for over 20 years in a number of countries and is mainly found in the four crops of canola, maize, cotton and soybean. (pgeconomics.co.uk)
  • To limit the damage that insect pests cause to crops, we call on their natural enemies - mostly other insects. (boell.org)
  • There are various ways to reduce the numbers of insect pests and keep damage to crops to a minimum. (boell.org)
  • To protect crops without resorting to pesticides, farmers use crop varieties that are adapted to the local climatic and soil conditions, plant them at the appropriate times and in various ways, and control pests by organic means. (boell.org)
  • Sugar cane, maize and cotton are examples of crops that are in demand and therefore lucrative. (lu.se)
  • The crops so irrigated are mostly vegetables and small plots of maize meant for early harvest, just before the onset of the rains. (lu.se)
  • Atrazine (6-Chloro-N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyhl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) is a triazine herbicide used widely on a variety of crops, especially maize, sorghum, and sugar-cane, for the pre- and post-emergent control of broad-leaved weeds. (who.int)
  • Influence of maize, cowpea and sorghum intercropping systems on stem-/pod-borer infestations. (springer.com)
  • Ecological analysis of stem borers and their natural enemies under maize and sorghum based agro-ecosystem in Ethiopia. (springer.com)
  • Distribution and species composition of stem borers and their natural enemies in maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. (springer.com)
  • Yield loss in sorghum caused by sorghum shoot fly and maize stalk borer at Bako. (academicjournals.org)
  • Survey of lepidopterous stem borer pests of sorghum, maize and millet in Eritrea. (academicjournals.org)
  • Survey of lepidopterous stemborers attacking maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. (academicjournals.org)
  • Review of entomological research on maize, sorghum and millet. (academicjournals.org)
  • Taxonomy of lepidopteran cereal stemborers attacking maize and sorghum of Africa. (academicjournals.org)
  • Almost all of Africa's maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Insect Science . (phys.org)
  • The researchers assembled 3,175 geo-tagged occurrences of the fall armyworm worldwide and use that data in conjunction with information about the physiological requirements of the pest to spatially assess its global climate suitability. (phys.org)
  • They also found that almost 92% of Africa's maize growing areas support year-round growth of fall armyworm. (phys.org)
  • Alarmingly, 95% of the crop is also deemed climatically suitable for fall armyworm and at least three or more pests such as the maize stalk borer, Western corn rootworm and Asiatic witchweed. (phys.org)
  • Starkly, over half (52.5%) of the African maize area believed suitable for fall armyworm is at further risk from an additional nine pests, while over a third (38.1%) of the area is susceptible to an additional 10 pests. (phys.org)
  • Dr. Senait Senay, lead author from the University of Minnesota, said, "The spatial concurrence of climatically suitable locations for these pests raises the production risk for farmers well above the risks posed from fall armyworm alone. (phys.org)
  • Outbreaks of fall armyworm in Africa were first observed in southwest Nigerian maize fields in January 2016 and thereafter in Benin, Togo São Tome and Principe. (phys.org)
  • Dr. Day said, "Climates that favor maize production are also seasonably suitable for fall armyworm infestations-not just in Africa. (phys.org)
  • Indeed, around half of the world's maize area, mostly in the moist and warm tropical locales, is also likely to sustain the development of fall armyworm year-round. (phys.org)
  • Strategies to deal with fall armyworm , or any other crop pest are best conceived and executed from a multi-peril pest perspective-especially as part of an Integrated Pest Management practice-rather than a piece-meal, pest-by-pest approach. (phys.org)
  • Senait D. Senay et al, Fall armyworm from a maize multi-peril pest risk perspective, Frontiers in Insect Science (2022). (phys.org)
  • For example, it is essential that we share our research results if we are to effectively address the problem of fall armyworm, a devastating maize pest which is currently spreading across Africa. (cabi.org)
  • Government has come to the rescue of farmers in Manicaland by providing pesticides to control the outbreak of the African armyworm which has so far damaged four hectares of maize. (org.in)
  • Already, in 12 of Africa's maize-producing countries, the fall armyworm has the potential to cause yield losses in a range from 8.3 to 20.6m tonnes per year in the absence of any control methods. (cabi.org)
  • Fall armyworm damage on maize crop (Credit: CABI). (cabi.org)
  • Dr Babendreier said, "Whilst a number of cultural control methods are adopted by maize growers in different regions globally to fight fall armyworm, many of them may either not be highly effective, too laborious, or otherwise unfeasible within the mechanized crop production systems used in Europe. (cabi.org)
  • Potential of silicon to improve biological control of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, on maize. (usda.gov)
  • The genetic characterization of fall armyworm populations in Ecuador and its implications to migration and pest management in the northern regions of South America. (usda.gov)
  • As part of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has created a series of infographics explaining key information about fall armyworm. (cimmyt.org)
  • Fall armyworm is an invasive insect pest that can eat 80 different types of plants, but prefers maize. (cimmyt.org)
  • They also describe how to identify and scout maize fields for fall armyworm and provide easy-to-follow recommendations for what to do if thresholds for damage are found. (cimmyt.org)
  • One of the infographics provides farmers with ideas on how to manage fall armyworm in their field and village, including recommendations for agronomic, agroecological, mechanical and biological pest management. (cimmyt.org)
  • Fall armyworm is becoming a massive concern in Africa and has recently led to losses of 8-20 million tonnes of maize across the continent. (allaboutfeed.net)
  • Fall armyworm larva feeding on maize tassel. (allaboutfeed.net)
  • Progress in breeding for resistance to maize stem borers Sesamia calamistis and Eldana saccharina in West and Central Africa. (springer.com)
  • Outbreaks of fall armyworms in Africa were first observed in southwest Nigerian maize fields in January 2016 and thereafter, the pest has spread to more than 40 African countries. (millingmea.com)
  • In Seventh Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Maize conference, 11-15th February 2001. (academicjournals.org)
  • Maize farmers moved in and the meat packing industry, dependent on maize-fed animals, followed westward. (umn.edu)
  • Maize pests are a serious problem for farmers across the world and CABI has been working to solve these problems for many years, considering in particular biological control based management options, said Dr Kuhlmann. (cabi.org)
  • This constitutes an important recommendation for farmers seeking sustainability in maize production. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • This GM insect resistance (GM IR), or 'Bt' technology offers farmers resistance in the plants to major pests such as stem and stalk borers, earworms, cutworms and rootworm (eg, Ostrinia nubilalis, Ostrinia furnacalis, Spodoptera frugiperda, Diatraea spp, Helicoverpa zea and Diabrotica spp ) in maize, bollworm/budworm ( Heliothis sp and Helicoverpa ) in cotton and caterpillars ( Helicoverpa armigeru) in soybeans. (pgeconomics.co.uk)
  • Dr Kanoonya particularly warns farmers against feeding their animals on maize and other plant products that have attracted the formation of fungi on them. (monitor.co.ug)
  • In the first place the farmers must observe all safe maize post-harvesting practices," he says. (monitor.co.ug)
  • Some farmers misuse pesticides to protect their maize from pest attack. (monitor.co.ug)
  • In addition, chemical pest management is presented in a way that informs farmers about appropriate safety precautions if insecticide use is justified. (cimmyt.org)
  • Unbalanced cultivation depletes the soil, and the same pests keep returning, which often leads farmers to use pesticides. (lu.se)
  • Applying this method to maize farmers, Bakke et al. (who.int)
  • These plants can contaminate products at harvest, harbor pest insects, mites, vertebrates, or be a source of plant disease agents. (uky.edu)
  • For the three most important cereals - maize, rice and wheat - losses due to insects are estimated at between 5 and 20 percent worldwide, depending on the region and crop type. (boell.org)
  • In line with the integrated pest management approach, they use beneficial insects - the natural enemies of the pests. (boell.org)
  • In 1888, the vedalia beetle, Rodolia cardinalis, an Australian ladybird, was introduced in California to control cotton cushion scale insects, a pest that was decimating citrus orchards. (boell.org)
  • 21 April 2017 - CABI co-organised a major scientific conference on maize insect pests with the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) at their National Agricultural Library in Beijing last week (10-12 April 2017). (cabi.org)
  • CABI s Dr Stefan Toepfer co-organised a session on the ecology of maize pests and CABI s Dr Dirk Babendreier co-organised a session on biological control. (cabi.org)
  • It favours maize but can feed on more than 80 plant species (Credit: CABI). (cabi.org)
  • Pest distribution profile: Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). (academicjournals.org)
  • Oviposition, larval arrest and establishment of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on maize genotypes during anthesis. (academicjournals.org)
  • Colonization responses and damage by Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to four variably resistant cultivars of maize. (academicjournals.org)
  • 4.4.3 Maize Pests / African pink stemborer, Sesamia calamistis (Hampson 1910) Synonyms: Sesamia mediastriga (Bethune-Baker 1911) Taxonomic position: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae (Apameini) Authors: G. Ong'amo, N. Khadioli, B. (cipotato.org)
  • The project has based its work on two case studies tested in different biogeographical zones: GM maize resistant to Lepidoptera and cisgenic potato resistant to late blight. (europa.eu)
  • Maize was given the scientific name, Zea mays L. by Linnaeus. (umn.edu)
  • Zea derives from the Greek word for grain or cereal and mays (eventually the common name maize) stems from the aboriginal American sound maiz, approximating an inference of that which sustains life. (umn.edu)
  • In the field, maize (Zea mays L.) should be grown in line with basic requirements for optimum performance and productivity. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • Effect of insecticides against Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) damaging Zea mays (maize). (academicjournals.org)
  • However, they also admit that while IPM practices constitute another, often complementary, strategy for controlling crop pests-especially in tropical regions where natural enemies can have year-round survivability, IPM is not widely adopted in the developing world. (phys.org)
  • Nanoparticles of maize grain have important associations with grain resistance to insect pest infestations and invariably, matter in the sustainable production of maize. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • We screened 252 lines from the exotic-derived double haploid BGEM maize population for resistance to NCLB in both field and greenhouse environments. (frontiersin.org)
  • Both qualitative resistance, conferred by a single gene, and quantitative resistance, conferred by multiple genes, have been characterized in maize. (frontiersin.org)
  • Pyralidae) larval movement and growth on maize plants in relation to plant age and resistance or susceptibility. (academicjournals.org)
  • Resistance to specific insect pests of maize, cotton, soybeans and brinjal. (pgeconomics.co.uk)
  • Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is a destructive synergistic virus disease of maize caused by Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) in combination with one of several viruses in the Potyviridae family. (usda.gov)
  • Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is an economically important disease of maize. (frontiersin.org)
  • In 2007 and 2016, VKM published health and environmental risk assessments of maize MON 88017 x MON 810, no harmful or altered nutritional properties of the genetically modified maize were identified. (vkm.no)
  • This article examines the species composition and status of maize pests in Donggala district of Central Sulawesi province in order to identify an appropriate control strategy and make location-specific integrated pest management recommendations. (aciar.gov.au)
  • Occurrence of arthropod pest species associated with B. carinata and impact of defoliation on yield and oil quality. (usda.gov)
  • While some pests, such as aphids, whiteflies and thrips, attack many types of plants, others prefer only certain plant species. (boell.org)
  • A typical species of pest has between 10 and 15 natural enemies. (boell.org)
  • In addition to predatory beetles, various species of bugs and flies eat large amounts of pests. (boell.org)
  • Many species of ichneumon wasps are valuable beneficials used in pest control. (boell.org)
  • Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more. (wa.gov.au)
  • Lead author Dr Dirk Babendreier and colleagues Dr Stefan Toepfer , Dr Melanie Bateman and Dr Marc Kenis believe that the pest is best managed sustainably - without an over reliance on more harmful to the environment chemical pesticides - by way of using biological pest control products or through conservation biological control. (cabi.org)
  • European agriculture is asked to become less dependent on pesticides and promote crop protection programs based on integrated pest management (IPM) principles. (bioone.org)
  • For both diseases, points of entry are facilitated by pest (e.g. bird, insect) damage, predisposing the host. (wikipedia.org)
  • is one of the most important diseases of maize. (frontiersin.org)
  • Plants that are stressed by heat are more susceptible to pests and diseases. (boell.org)
  • It turned out that pest-resistant cotton and maize needed less insecticide. (earthisland.org)
  • Tolerance to specific herbicides (notably to glyphosate and to glufosinate) in maize, cotton, canola (spring oilseed rape), soybean, sugar beet and alfalfa. (pgeconomics.co.uk)
  • Lepidopteran stem borers are the main pests of cereals in Ethiopia. (springer.com)
  • Noninversion tillage with tine- or disc-based cultivations prior to crop establishment is the most common way of reducing tillage for arable cropping systems with small grain cereals, oilseed rape, and maize in Europe. (bioone.org)
  • In the present study, the profitability of mixed cropping of maize with haricot beans at different ratios and the effect on infestation of maize by stem borers, yield and borer parasitism were studied in Melkassa and Mieso, Ethiopia, in a field experiment under natural infestation. (springer.com)
  • Thus, the cultivation of a variety of maize with high amount of cherisable nanoparticles by the maize weevil insect will require more efficient storage technology against infestation and damage by the maize weevil pest. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • In the publication, the researchers highlighted that most of the African maize crop is grown in areas with climatic conditions that support seasonal infestation of the pest. (millingmea.com)
  • His PhD project focused on the effect of the drying process on maize grain quality. (cimmyt.org)
  • maize ladybird beetle, Grain ladybird. (wa.gov.au)
  • Seasonal fluctuations and damage of lepidopteran stemborers of maize in major agro-ecozone of Uagnda. (academicjournals.org)
  • Cry1Ab protein provides protection from certain lepidopteran insect pests. (vkm.no)
  • The maize weevil has fully developed wings beneath its wing covers and can fly readily. (prestox.com)
  • Holistically, extent of field management of the crop, choice of storage structures, concentration and type of nanoparticles contained by a variety and the maize weevil pest, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky are strong determinants to sustainable maize production. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • Habitat management strategies for the control of cereal stem borers and striga in maize in Kenya. (springer.com)
  • Since then, the pest has spread to more than 40 African countries including Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. (phys.org)
  • Assessing the impact of Bt maize in Kenya using a GIS model. (academicjournals.org)
  • en vue de la production régulière et performante du maïs au Kenya. (ac.be)
  • The 26 th IWGO (International Working Group on Ostrinia and other maize pests) conference provided a valuable international platform for the exchange of research, experiences, and ideas on the integrated management of maize pests through the use of chemical, cultural, and biological control measures. (cabi.org)
  • The most important insect pests were Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee, Helicoverpa armigera Boddie and Atherigana sp, followed by Dalbulus maidis Delong and Walcott, Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch and Nezara viridula L. The study recorded one parasite and 12 predators as natural enemies of these pests. (aciar.gov.au)
  • From the outcome, almost 92% of Africa's maize-growing areas support the year-round growth of fall armyworms. (millingmea.com)
  • In postharvest entomology of maize (important in food security) for enhanced sustainability, the fundamental knowledge of storage structures and nanoparticles is very important because both storage technology and chemical constituents of grains have great influence on physiological activities of stored-product arthropod pests. (netkumar1.co.in)
  • Hybrid maize was first cultivated on a commercial scale in 1933 and yields thereafter have continued to increase to the present day. (umn.edu)
  • Average U.S. maize yields by state vary significantly. (umn.edu)
  • In Melkassa, pest infestations were too low for the cropping system to affect pests, plant damage and yields significantly, whereas in Mieso, where the pest densities were high, intercropping of maize with beans at ratios of 1:1 to 2:1 significantly decreased borer densities compared with pure maize stands. (springer.com)
  • The researchers from CABI's centre in Switzerland suggest a forecasting system - at a regional and local level - should be established to alert growers of the likely seasonal arrival of the pest so that action can be taken to minimize loss of yields. (cabi.org)
  • The aboveground dry biomass harvested from planted T. vogelii and T. diversifolia and either incorporated in situ or transferred into continuously cropped plots increased maize yields by 2.5 folds compared to the unmanured crop, the control. (ac.be)
  • These, they say, require less frequent and timely trips to markets to secure necessary fungicides/insecticides as seasonal pest infestations unfold. (phys.org)
  • Maize pest status and their natural enemies in maize production area of Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (aciar.gov.au)
  • It relies on natural mechanisms, for example by encouraging the natural enemies of the pests. (boell.org)
  • The study, which is part of a broader GEMS informatics effort concerning Global Pest Risk Analytics, concludes by suggesting that crop management may benefit more from genetic solutions and environmentally friendly biological control agents. (phys.org)
  • Scientists from the University of Minnesota's GEMS Informatics Center, and CABI's Dr. Roger Day, Global Advisor, Plant Health, have highlighted how almost the entire African maize crop is grown in areas with climates that support seasonal infestations of the pest . (phys.org)
  • Explorers to the New World in the 1500s found maize being grown by Indians in most parts of the Americas from Canada to Patagonia of Argentina. (umn.edu)
  • The solution in the US, where Bt maize is routinely grown, has been to plant non-GM refuges near the modified plants. (newscientist.com)
  • In addition, we calculated the proportion of the state that had been planted to third-year continuous maize for the years 2003 through 2018, and performed a correlation with the price of maize in the previous year to determine if maize price influenced continuous maize cultivation. (figshare.com)
  • A study was conducted to identify the new invasive pest infesting maize in Gujarat, India. (org.in)
  • European maize growers should be made aware, in time, of key features of this new invasive pest and appropriate control options. (cabi.org)
  • Using information obtained from the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) CropScape DataLayer and ArcGIS, we examined patterns of continuous maize cultivation at a distance of 1.6, 3.2, and 16.1 km from problem field centroids. (figshare.com)
  • Analyses are: comparison of problem field history of continuous maize cultivation to controls, analysis of variance examining continuous maize cultivation at 1.6, 3.2, and 16.1 km in problem fields and controls, and the correlation of statewide third-year maize with maize price. (figshare.com)
  • Insect resistant maize: Recent advances and utilization. (springer.com)
  • Rhizosphere samples were collected from experimental field sites to characterize microbial biodiversity and the responsiveness of different functional guilds, microorganism, nematodes and earthworms, to GM maize and potato. (europa.eu)
  • Differences in soil biodiversity across the European field sites were found leading to the conclusion that each rizosphere microbial community of maize and potato consisted of a local and geographically independent assemblages. (europa.eu)
  • Protocols for in planta testing were implemented and evaluated by different laboratories during tritrophic experiments with maize and potato. (europa.eu)
  • Management of maize stem borer using sowing date at Arsi-Negele. (springer.com)
  • Pest Management Journal of Ethiopia , 3 , 47-52. (springer.com)
  • This constitutes an exceptionally risky production environment for African maize producers, with substantive and complex implications for developing and implementing crop breeding, biological, chemical and other crop management strategies to help mitigate these multi-peril risks," notes Professor Phil Pardey, co-lead author of the study. (phys.org)
  • A network that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests. (pestnet.org)
  • Effective MLN management approaches include developing and growing maize with improved tolerance, crop rotation, controlling arthropod vector populations, managing disease reservoirs, and reducing disease transmission and spread through seed and soil. (usda.gov)
  • Integrated pest management, which is based on recommendations by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dating back to the 1960s, proposes combining prevention with control. (boell.org)
  • Integrated pest management is the guiding principle for crop protection worldwide and was enshrined in the European Union's crop-protection legislation in 2009. (boell.org)
  • The principles and concepts presented in them - which champion the use of integrated pest management strategies - are relevant to countries across the region. (cimmyt.org)
  • Relationship of intercropped maize, stem borer damage to maize yield and land-use efficiency in the humid forest of Cameroon. (springer.com)
  • The study was carried out in seven villages in 2007, in which 50 samples were collected in each location from maize plots of 0.25-1 ha. (aciar.gov.au)
  • The verse in the Bible, "first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear" (Mark 4:28), refers not to maize, but most likely to wheat or barley. (umn.edu)
  • Wheat is less vulnerable than maize or rice. (boell.org)
  • Improved storage techniques have shown they can cut the loss of harvested maize by 10 percent in Tanzania, and help one-third fewer households go hungry in the lean season, Swiss researchers said. (org.in)
  • The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) has assessed an application for approval of the genetically modified maize/ MON 88017 x MON 810 for food and feed uses, import and processing in the EU. (vkm.no)
  • Genetically modified maize MON 88017 x MON 810 (application EFSA‐GMO‐RX-017) was developed by conventional crossing. (vkm.no)
  • VKM has assessed the documentation in application EFSA-GMO-RX-017 and EFSA's scientific opinion on genetically modified maize MON 88017 x MON 810. (vkm.no)
  • VKM concludes that the applicant's scientific documentation for the genetically modified maize is satisfactory for risk assessment, and in accordance with EFSA guidelines for risk assessment of genetically modified plants for food or feed uses. (vkm.no)
  • As no specific Norwegian conditions have been identified regarding properties of the genetically modified maize, VKM's GMO panel has not performed a complete risk assessment of the maize. (vkm.no)
  • In the USA, maize is often referred to as "corn" but the word "corn" is a misnomer. (umn.edu)
  • Maize is in the tribe, Maydeae, which includes the dent corn (the subject of this chapter), flint corn, sweet corn, and popcorn. (umn.edu)
  • For example we have carried out work to tackle pests such as Western Corn Rootworm in Europe and the Asian Corn Borer in the Greater Mekong Subregion. (cabi.org)
  • Bt maize produces a bacterial toxin that kills pests such as the European corn borer. (newscientist.com)
  • In affirmation, professor Phil Pardey, co-lead author of the study said that there is an exceptionally risky production environment for African maize producers. (millingmea.com)
  • Instead of applying insecticide for pest control, a very specific and safe insecticide is delivered via the plant itself through 'Bt' gene expression. (pgeconomics.co.uk)
  • The defeat of Black Hawk, chief of the Sac and Fox nations, gave the white man control of the vast maize potential lands of Illinois. (umn.edu)
  • However, further research is needed to determine optimal release rates, release times and frequencies, number of release points, the best stage and device for releases and other aspects such as how large the fields should be to achieve efficient pest control. (cabi.org)
  • However, we advise that such emergency registration concentrates on biological options already existing for the control of this pest. (cabi.org)
  • Biological pest control is all the more successful if diversity is higher. (boell.org)
  • Here you will get an overview of which pests you can effectively and biologically control with our nematode products and how you should apply them. (e-nema.de)
  • Scientists in Nepal are evaluating push-pull cropping systems as a pest control method. (cimmyt.org)
  • Compliance with the specifications does not constitute an endorsement or warranty of the fitness of a particular pesticide for a particular purpose, including its suitability for the control of any given pest, or its suitability for use in a particular area. (who.int)
  • The risk factors observed were related to storage, general and personal hygiene and handle of leftover, waste and pest control. (bvsalud.org)
  • Gerald Sendaula inspects part of his maize harvest inside the store at his farm. (monitor.co.ug)
  • Maize is believed to be a native American plant. (umn.edu)
  • In following years, most everywhere agriculture was practiced in North America, maize was the basic food plant. (umn.edu)