The efficacy of harvest time modification and intercropping as methods of reducing the field infestation of cowpeas by storage bruchids in Kenya

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Olubayo, F M ^a,b   Port, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. chinensis; C. maculatus; Callosobruchus rhodeslanus; Cowpeas; Intercropping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030786025     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(97)00024-6     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Alzouma, I. (1981) Observation on the ecology of Bruchidius atrolinealus (Pic) and Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Niger. In The Ecology of Bruchids Attacking Legumes (Pulses), ed. V. Labeyrie, pp. 205-213. Dr. W. Junk, The Hague.
2. Booker R. H. (1967) Observation on three bruchids associated with cowpea in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Stored Products Research 3, 11-15.
3. Caswell G. H. (1970) The storage of cowpea in the Northern States of Nigeria. Tropical Science 3, 154-158.
4. Caswell, G. H. (1974) The development and extension of non-chemical control techniques for stored cowpeas in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the First International Working Conference on Stored Product Entomology, pp. 63-67. Savannah, U.S.A.
5. Germain J. F., Huignard J. and Monge J. P. (1987) Development of two bruchid populations Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pic) and Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) infesting stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (Walp.)) pods in Niger. Journal of Stored Products Research 23, 157-162.
6. Karel, A. K., Lakhani, D. A. and Ndunguru, B. J. (1982) Intercropping of maize and cowpeas: effect of plant population on insect pests and yield. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Semi-Arid Areas. Morogoro, Tanzania, 1980, eds C. L. Keswani and B. J. Ndunguru, pp. 102-109. IDRS, Ottawa, Canada.
7. Leroi B., Alzouma I. and Huignard J. (1990) The influence of intercropping millet (Pennisetum typhoides Burm.) with cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (Walp.)) on the egg-laying and development of Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pic) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 31, 39-48.
8. Ouedraogo, A. and Huignard, J. (1981) Polymorphism and ecological reactions in Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Upper Volta. In The Ecology of Bruchids Attacking Legumes (Pulses), ed. V. Labeyrie, pp. 175-184. Dr. W. Junk, The Hague.
9. Prevett P. F. (1961) Field infestation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) pods of beetles of the families Bruchidae and Curculionidae in Northern Nigeria. Bulletin of Entomological Research 52, 635-645.
10. Warui C. M. (1984) Bruchid infestation of cowpea varieties in the field. Insect Science and its Application 12, 87-102.