Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has high levels of starch, sugar, and fiber and is one of the most
important energy crops in the world. Insect damage is one of the challenges that impacts …

African countries have experienced nonconformance in the levels of pesticides for local
consumption and export. Sometimes this leads to rejects and other forms of embarrassment …

Cowpea is mainly grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions in the world for vegetable and
grains and to lesser extent as a fodder crop. It is a most versatile pulse crop because of its …

Maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, whose management has largely been via traditional
control practices, is a key pest of stored maize grains causing severe losses. This study …

Insect pests are serious constraints to production of maize. There is little information on the
control measures against those insects in Cameroon. This study was carried out to identify …

Nigeria's drive to boost food security and to fight off insect pests and yield-limiting crop
pathogens has led to an unintended consequence: the mass importation and build-up of …

The efficiency of neem based insecticides have been assessed by many studies however,
there is scanty information on the cost: benefit ratio of their use vis-a-viz synthetics …

With great respect, I place on record my most sincere and heartfelt gratitude to my respected
teacher and the Chairperson of the Advisory committee Dr. Ambily Paul, Associate …

Watermelon has been reported to be vulnerable to insect pest pressure throughout its
growth stages with a resultant indiscriminate calendar-based insecticide application (of up to …

Sažetak To investigate the impact of a novel biopesticide formulation (neem plus garlic oil
emulsion-NGOE) in watermelon production, field trials were laid in the early-and late …