Managing storage pests of maize: Farmers' knowledge, perceptions and practices in western Kenya

Crop Protection

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 142-149

  Midega, Charles A O ^a   Murage, Alice W ^b   Pittchar, Jimmy O ^a   Khan, Zeyaur R ^a  

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

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Integrated pest management; Maize; Smallholder farmers; Storage pests

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CROP DAMAGE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; PEST RESISTANCE; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; SILVANIDAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84986247637     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.08.033     Document Type: Article

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