Papaya mealybug (PMB), Paracoccus marginatus, native to Mexico and Central America, invaded Kenya in 2016 causing severe yield losses of between 57% and 91% and £2224/ha household economic losses annually. A classical biological program for PMB involved the importation of Acerophagus papayae, a...
Author(s)
Opisa, S.; Makale, F.; Nyasani, J. O.; Muvea, A.; Kabole, M.; Chacha, D.; Agboyi, L. K.; Asudi, G. O.; Rehman, A.; Luke, B.; Rwomushana, I.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Crop Protection, 2024, 175,
The larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) and the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky continue to cause tremendous losses to stored maize. Research in the UK has identified Beauveria bassiana, IMI 389521 as a suitable control agent for grain storage pests in the UK. The...
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Acheampong, M. A.; Cornelius, E.; Eziah, V. Y.; Fening, K. O.; Ofori, K.; Storm, C.; Jessop, N.; Luke, B.; Moore, D.; Clottey, V. A.; Potin, O.; Grammare, P.
Publisher
Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Citation
African Entomology, 2023, 31, e11734,
Fall armyworm (FAW) is a major pest of maize and causes huge losses. Chemical pesticides are the commonly used control strategy among farmers. The efficacy of baculoviruses against FAW has been proven; however, farmers may not be able to afford the products. The use of farmer-produced baculovirus...
Author(s)
Mweke, A.; Rwomushana, I.; Okello, A.; Chacha, D.; Guo JingFei; Luke, B.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Insects, 2023, 14, 8,
Current pest management techniques would benefit from understanding the behavioural rhythms of the target pest and its body temperature, a critical aspect not well studied and potentially limiting the effectiveness of biopesticides under natural conditions. This study aims (1) to understand under...
Author(s)
Li HongMei; Zhu JingQuan; Cheng YuMeng; Zhuo FuYan; Liu YinMin; Huang JingFeng; Taylor, B.; Luke, B.; Wang MeiZhi; González-Moreno, P.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023, 14, February,
The production of tomato in Pakistan is affected by Helicoverpa armigera, which causes significant crop loss. Farmers mostly use insecticides to control the pest, but an excessive and indiscriminate use of these products has resulted in environmental and health hazards. Trichogramma is promoted as...
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Terefe, B.; Danish, M.; Faisal, S.; Holmes, K. A.; Luke, B.; Williams, F.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Sustainability, 2023, 15, 3,
RNA interference (RNAi) induces gene silencing in order to participate in immune-related pathways. Previous studies have shown that the LmSerpin1 gene upregulates the immune responses of Locusta migratoria manilensis, and that the infection of locusts with Metarhizium anisopliae can be enhanced...
Author(s)
Wang JunYa; Li HongMei; Cheng YuMeng; Wang GuangJun; Nong XiangQun; Luke, B.; Davaasambuu, U.; Zhang GuoCai
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agriculture, 2022, 12, 4,
Oedaleus decorus asiaticus (Bei-Bienko, 1941) has been regarded as one of the most dominant locusts in the northern grassland, the adjacent area of agriculture and animal farmland, in China. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of vegetation type on the oviposition behavior of...
Author(s)
Li HongMei; Zhang Yan; Wang GuangJun; Lowry, A.; Huang WenJiang; Dong YingYing; Shang SuQin; Luke, B.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Environmental Entomology, 2021, 50, 4, pp 790-794
The fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) has recently spread to many countries in Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), more than 300 million people depend on FAW's preferred host plant, maize, as a staple crop. Hence, the spread of FAW in SSA has the...
Author(s)
Bateman, M. L.; Day, R. K.; Rwomushana, I.; Subramanian, S.; Wilson, K.; Babendreier, D.; Luke, B.; Edgington, S.
Publisher
Wiley, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2021, 145, 5, pp 384-393
As the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was reached, CABI reviewed its benefit sharing activities. CABI published its Nagoya Protocol Access and Benefit Sharing Policy online (CABI 2018a) and took a position to share benefits whether the...
Author(s)
Smith, D.; Ryan, M. J.; Luke, B.; Djeddour, D.; Seier, M. K.; Varia, S.; Pollard, K. M.; Pratt, C. F.; Kurose, D.; Shaw, R. H.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Working Paper, 2021, 25, pp 33 pp.
The 3rd instar nymphs of Locusta migratoria manilensis were treated by the commercial biopesticides Metarhizium anisopliae (PD20080671) through body surface inoculation under six different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40°C). The results showed that the cumulative mortality of locust nymphs...
Author(s)
Liu YinMin; Cheng YuMeng; Li HongMei; Nong XiangQun; Luke, B.
Publisher
Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Biological Control, Beijing, China
Citation
Chinese Journal of Biological Control, 2019, 35, 4, pp 642-647