Candidates for augmentative biological control of spodoptera frugiperda (J E smith) in kenya, tanzania and nepal
E. Nsami, Ajaya Shree Ratna Bajracharya, Binu Bhat, Tadele Tefera, Jason L. Mottern, Gregory A. Evans, R. Muniappan, Dhoj Gc Yubak, Beatrice Pallangyo, Paddy Likhayo
Abstract
Surveys of fall army worm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), in the maize fields in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nepal revealed the occurrence of egg parasitoids, Trichogramma mwanzai in Tanzania, Trichogramma chilonis in Kenya and Nepal, and Telenomus remus in Kenya, Nepal and Tanzania.
Topics & Concepts
TanzaniaSpodopteraBiologyBiological pest controlVeterinary medicineAugmentativeToxicologyBotanySocioeconomicsMedicineRecombinant DNABiochemistrySociologyPhilosophyGeneLinguisticsInsect Resistance and Genetics