Modeling temperature‐dependent development rate and phenology in insects: review of major developments, challenges, and future directions

F Rebaudo, VB Rabhi - Entomologia Experimentalis et …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The study of insect responses to temperature has a long tradition in science, starting from
Réaumur's work on caterpillars in the 18th century. In 1932, Ernst Janisch wrote:'The …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in crop insect modelling methods—Towards a whole system approach

HEZ Tonnang, BDB Hervé, L Biber-Freudenberger… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
A wide range of insects affect crop production and cause considerable yield losses.
Difficulties reside on the development and adaptation of adequate strategies to predict …

Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa

S Niassy, MK Agbodzavu, E Kimathi, B Mutune… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) has rapidly spread in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) and has emerged as a major pest of maize and sorghum in the continent. For effective …

Agronomic Factors Influencing Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infestation and Damage and Its Co-Occurrence with Stemborers in Maize Crop** Systems …

DM Mutyambai, S Niassy, PA Calatayud… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Fall armyworm (FAW), an invasive pest of maize and other cultivated
crops, has been established in Kenya since 2016. It is a serious threat to maize production …

Global climate change as a driver of bottom-up and top-down factors in agricultural landscapes and the fate of host-parasitoid interactions

F Chidawanyika, P Mudavanhu… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The global climate is rapidly changing and the evidence is increasingly manifesting across
various biological systems. For arthropods, several studies have demonstrated how …

Within-season producer response to warmer temperatures: Defensive investments by Kenyan farmers

M Jagnani, CB Barrett, Y Liu, L You - The Economic Journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present evidence that farmers adjust agricultural inputs in response to within-season
temperature variation, undertaking defensive investments to reduce the adverse agro …

Insect resistance management facing African smallholder farmers under climate change

J Van den Berg, B Greyvenstein, H du Plessis - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•All indications are that the status of crop pest will increase in Africa.•Over reliance
on insecticides and Bt crops leads to evolution of resistance.•Small holder farmers are not …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and ecological intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa–A systems approach to predict maize yield under push-pull technology

N Alexandridis, B Feit, J Kihara, T Luttermoser… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing effects of climate change on agricultural systems and the potential for ecological
intensification to increase food security in develo** countries is essential to guide …

Larval dispersal of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, the exotic stemborer Chilo partellus, and indigenous maize stemborers in Africa

BM Sokame, S Subramanian, DC Kilalo… - Entomologia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Larval dispersal either through ballooning or crawling results in a redistribution of the insect
population and infestations within and between plants. In addition, invasive species, such as …

Views from two mountains: Exploring climate change impacts on traditional farming communities of Eastern Africa highlands through participatory scenarios

C Capitani, W Garedew, A Mitiku, G Berecha… - Sustainability …, 2019 - Springer
African mountains are characterized by high levels of biodiversity and provide ecosystem
services to millions of people. Due to steep environmental gradients, growing human …