Farmers' insect pest management practices and pesticidal plant use in the protection of stored maize and beans in Southern Africa

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-49

  Kamanula, John ^a   Sileshi, Gudeta W ^b   Belmain, Steven R ^c   Sola, Phosiso ^d   Mvumi, Brighton M ^e   Nyirenda, Greenwell K C ^f   Nyirenda, Stephen P ^g   Stevenson, Philip C ^c,h  

^a MZUZU UNIVERSITY   (Malawi)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^f LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^g Department of Agricultural Research Services ^*  (Malawi)

^h ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus; Ethno ecology; Pesticidal plants; Prostephanus; Sitophilus; Tephrosia

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; BEETLE; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PEST; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MAIZE; OPTIMIZATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

MALAWI; ZAMBIA;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; PROSTEPHANUS; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; SITOPHILUS; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78049524645     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2010.522264     Document Type: Article

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