Browsing by Subject "IPM"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest
(Elsevier, 2019)Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the continent and across Asia. It has been ... -
Ecology of maize stemborers in irrigated subsistence farming systems in the Limpopo Province
(North-West University, 2006)Stemborer ecology in South Africa has been studied well but largely in maize in commercial monoculture production systems. Stemborers are important pests of maize in resource-poor farming systems at the Tshiombo irrigation ... -
Evaluation of ash and soil for control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) on maize
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) emerged as one of the most important global pests of maize in recent years. The crops that are most infested in Africa are maize and sorghum. In ... -
Implementation of the push–pull strategy for Eldana saccharina control on sugarcane in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa
(North-West University, 2013)The aim of the research presented in this dissertation was to further the implementation of push-pull for control of Eldana saccharina on sugarcane in the Midlands North region, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Eldana saccharina, ... -
Small holder farmers' perceptions, host plant suitability and natural enemies of the groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)The groundnut leafminer (GLM), Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a well known pest of groundnut and soybean in Asia. It has been reported in Southern Africa on groundnut since 2000. The groundnut leafminer ...