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The 6/04 standard of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) on the safe use of biological control is a decision-support scheme (DSS) for the import and release of biological control agents in Europe. It was recently developed by the Joint EPPO/International Organisation ...

Author(s)
Seehausen, M. L.; Branco, M.; Afonso, C.; Kenis, M.
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
Citation
NeoBiota, 2023, 87, pp 121-141
Abstract

Larvae of Hermetia illucens are a valuable source of protein for animal feed that can be produced by exposing animal and agro-industrial wastes to naturally occurring flies. The objective of this study was to improve techniques for obtaining H. illucens larvae to feed livestock in Burkina Faso. An...

Author(s)
Sankara, F.; Sankara, F.; Pousga, S.; Coulibaly, K.; Nacoulma, J. P.; Ilboudo, Z.; Ouédraogo, I.; Somda, I.; Kenis, M.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Insects, 2023, 14, 9,
Abstract

The outbreak of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Africa has led to several recommendations of insecticides, including biopesticides. However, the effects of these products on the environment, especially on parasitoids have not been assessed under field conditions. Here, we investigated...

Author(s)
Agboyi, L. K.; Nboyine, J. A.; Asamani, E.; Beseh, P.; Badii, B. K.; Kenis, M.; Babendreier, D.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Journal of Pest Science, 2023, 96, 4, pp 1417-1428
Abstract

Larvae of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (L.1758) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), are increasingly being used as animal feed ingredients. Larvae are usually produced by placing eggs, obtained from adult rearing on growing substrates but can also be obtained by exposing substrates to naturally ...

Author(s)
Boafo, H. A.; Gbemavo, D. S. J. C.; Timpong-Jones, E. C.; Eziah, V.; Billah, M.; Chia, S. Y.; Aidoo, O. F.; Clottey, V. A.; Kenis, M.
Publisher
Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2023, 9, 2, pp 183-192
Abstract

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797), is a serious pest of several crops, particularly maize and other cereals. It has long been known as a pest in the Americas and has invaded most of Africa and parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Australia in the last six years. Its new ...

Author(s)
Kenis, M.; Benelli, G.; Biondi, A.; Calatayud, P. A.; Day, R.; Desneux, N.; Harrison, R. D.; Kriticos, D.; Rwomushana, I.; Berg, J. van den; Verheggen, F.; Zhang YongJun; Agboyi, L. K.; Ahissou, R. B.; Ba, M. N.; Bernal, J.; Bueno, A. de F.; Carrière, Y.; Carvalho, G. A.; Chen XueXin; Cicero, L.; Plessis, H. du; Early, R.; Fallet, P.; Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Firake, D. M.; Goergen, G.; Groot, A. T.; Guedes, R. N. C.; Ankita Gupta; Hu Gao; Huang, F. N.; Jaber, L. R.; Malo, E. A.; McCarthy, C. B.; Meagher, R. L., Jr.; Mohamed, S.; Sanchez, D. M.; Nagoshi, R. N.; Nègre, N.; Niassy, S.; Ota, N.; Nyamukondiwa, C.; Omoto, C.; Palli, S. R.; Pavela, R.; Ramirez-Romero, R.; Rojas, J. C.; Subramanian, S.; Tabashnik, B. E.; Tay, W. T.; Virla, E. G.; Wang Su; Williams, T.; Zang LianSheng; Zhang LiSheng; Wu KongMing
Publisher
E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Entomologia Generalis, 2023, 43, 2, pp 187-241
Abstract

The silver fly Leucopis hennigrata McAlpine is a predator of the silver fir wooly adelgid, Adelges nordmannianae (Eckstein), a pest in the European production of Christmas trees. While the fly is known to be a common native predator of the adelgid in Georgia, Turkey, and central Europe, it is...

Author(s)
Justesen, M. J.; Seehausen, M. L.; Havill, N. P.; Kenis, M.; Gaimari, S. D.; Matchutadze, I.; Zembrzuski, D.; Ravn, H. P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Biological Control, 2023, 183,
Abstract

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a polyphagous agricultural pest threatening food security worldwide. This American species recently invaded most of Africa, many Asian countries, and Oceania, where it mainly damages maize. Classical biological control (CBC) through the...

Author(s)
Kenis, M.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2023, 116, 2, pp 331-341
Abstract

Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), an endemic species in Greece and Turkey, is a major contributor to the annual honey production in its native range. However, in the areas that it invades, lacking natural enemies, it has detrimental effects on pine trees and potentially contributes...

Author(s)
Eleftheriadou, N.; Lubanga, U. K.; Lefoe, G. K.; Seehausen, M. L.; Kenis, M.; Kavallieratos, N. G.; Avtzis, D. N.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Insects, 2023, 14, 3,
Abstract

This study aimed to assess the evolution of agro-pastoralist farmers' perceptions of maggot production and its use in poultry feeding in Burkina Faso. Two surveys were conducted through individual interviews in the villages of Gombélédougou and Siniéna with 100 agro-pastoralist farmers during the...

Author(s)
Sankara, F.; Sankara, F.; Pousga, S.; Coulibaly, K.; Nacoulma, J. P.; Sanou, H. F.; Ilboudo, Z.; Ouedraogo, I.; Salou, E.; Somda, I.; Kenis, M.
Publisher
Elewa Biosciences F.a.C.T. Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Journal of Applied Biosciences, 2023, 182, pp 19069-19087
Abstract

In Burkina Faso, the leaf beetle Aphthona whitfieldi is the main insect pest of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas that affects plant growth and seed yield. This study was conducted on-station and on-farm in the district of Léo, southern Burkina Faso, in 2015. It aimed at evaluating the yield losses ...

Author(s)
Sawadogo, A.; Zida, I.; Kenis, M.; Nacro, S.
Publisher
Springer, New York, USA
Citation
BioEnergy Research, 2022, 15, 4, pp 1927-1932

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