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The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize
The invasive fall armyworm (FAW) is threatening maize production and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in the newly invaded areas in Africa and Asia. To control this new key pest and to overcome health, environmental, and resistance problems related to the indiscriminate use of inse...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32290333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11040240 |
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author | Babendreier, Dirk Koku Agboyi, Lakpo Beseh, Patrick Osae, Michael Nboyine, Jerry Ofori, Selorm E. K. Frimpong, Justice O. Attuquaye Clottey, Victor Kenis, Marc |
author_facet | Babendreier, Dirk Koku Agboyi, Lakpo Beseh, Patrick Osae, Michael Nboyine, Jerry Ofori, Selorm E. K. Frimpong, Justice O. Attuquaye Clottey, Victor Kenis, Marc |
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description | The invasive fall armyworm (FAW) is threatening maize production and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in the newly invaded areas in Africa and Asia. To control this new key pest and to overcome health, environmental, and resistance problems related to the indiscriminate use of insecticides, effective and sustainable alternative pest control approaches are needed. Here, we report on field trials that tested maltodextrin, neem-based products, ash, and soil, as well as the locally produced alata samina soap, in the Upper West and Greater Accra regions, Ghana. Significant reductions of larval numbers and crop damage, together with increased yields, were mostly achieved by applying the insecticide emamectin benzoate, which was considered the positive control in this set of trials. However, high efficiency and cost–benefit ratios were also achieved with two neem-based products. Maltodextrin was only efficient at one of the two sites, with a clear dose-dependent effect, while the higher dosage was nearly as effective as emamectin benzoate. Due to its relatively high product cost, maltodextrin is generally less cost-efficient. Ash and soil, as well as alata samina soap treatments, did not efficiently reduce FAW larval numbers or crop damage at the dosages tested; thus, they also did not significantly increase maize yields. |
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spelling | pubmed-72405392020-06-11 The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize Babendreier, Dirk Koku Agboyi, Lakpo Beseh, Patrick Osae, Michael Nboyine, Jerry Ofori, Selorm E. K. Frimpong, Justice O. Attuquaye Clottey, Victor Kenis, Marc Insects Article The invasive fall armyworm (FAW) is threatening maize production and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in the newly invaded areas in Africa and Asia. To control this new key pest and to overcome health, environmental, and resistance problems related to the indiscriminate use of insecticides, effective and sustainable alternative pest control approaches are needed. Here, we report on field trials that tested maltodextrin, neem-based products, ash, and soil, as well as the locally produced alata samina soap, in the Upper West and Greater Accra regions, Ghana. Significant reductions of larval numbers and crop damage, together with increased yields, were mostly achieved by applying the insecticide emamectin benzoate, which was considered the positive control in this set of trials. However, high efficiency and cost–benefit ratios were also achieved with two neem-based products. Maltodextrin was only efficient at one of the two sites, with a clear dose-dependent effect, while the higher dosage was nearly as effective as emamectin benzoate. Due to its relatively high product cost, maltodextrin is generally less cost-efficient. Ash and soil, as well as alata samina soap treatments, did not efficiently reduce FAW larval numbers or crop damage at the dosages tested; thus, they also did not significantly increase maize yields. MDPI 2020-04-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7240539/ /pubmed/32290333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11040240 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Babendreier, Dirk Koku Agboyi, Lakpo Beseh, Patrick Osae, Michael Nboyine, Jerry Ofori, Selorm E. K. Frimpong, Justice O. Attuquaye Clottey, Victor Kenis, Marc The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title | The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title_full | The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title_fullStr | The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title_full_unstemmed | The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title_short | The Efficacy of Alternative, Environmentally Friendly Plant Protection Measures for Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda, in Maize |
title_sort | efficacy of alternative, environmentally friendly plant protection measures for control of fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, in maize |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32290333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11040240 |
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