Farmers’ perceptions of importance, control methods and natural enemies of maize stemborers at the Kenya coast

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-42

  Bonhof, M J ^a,b   Van Huis, A ^a   Kiros, F G ^b   Dlbogo, N ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Control methods; Farmers perceptions; Indigenous knowledge; Kenya; Maize; Natural enemies; Stemborers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746974662     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758400020026     Document Type: Article

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