Farmer participatory development of a control strategy for the variegated grasshopper with a biopesticide in the northern Mono, Benin.

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BJ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTS
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROL
cg.subject.iitaFARM MANAGEMENT
dc.contributor.authorMuller, D.
dc.contributor.authorGbongboui, C.
dc.contributor.authorGroote, H. de
dc.contributor.authorLangewald, J.
dc.contributor.authorBadou, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-03T05:54:13Zen
dc.date.available2019-03-03T05:54:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/99939
dc.titleFarmer participatory development of a control strategy for the variegated grasshopper with a biopesticide in the northern Mono, Benin.en
dcterms.abstractFarmers of two villages in Mono province, Benin, in collaboration with researchers of the biological control of locusts and grasshoppers program (LUBILOSA) at IITA, developed a use and marketing strategy for the biopesticide Green Muscle, an oil-based formulation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum for the control of Zonocerus variegatus L. Three different doses, two different sprayers and two different periods of control were tested. Farmers preferred the preventive treatment with a medium dose (20 g/ha) by ULV spinning disk sprayer. Half a day of training for a village brigade was found to sufficient to enable them to identify the egg laying areas and to apply the biopesticide. Farmers would prefer the producer to sell the biopesticide on credit, directly to the village association. The village brigade will treat the grasshoppers, and be reimbursed by the concerned farmers.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMuller, D., Gbongboui, C., De Groote, H., Langewald, J. & Badou, R. (2000). Farmer participatory development of a control strategy for the variegated grasshopper with a bio-pesticide in the northern Mono, Benin. In R. Genevieve and et al, Farmers and scientists in a changing environment: assessing research in West Africa. Weikersheim, Germany: Margraf verlag, (p. 22-26).en
dcterms.extentp. 22-26
dcterms.issued2000
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectgrasshoppersen
dcterms.subjectbiological controlen
dcterms.subjectbiopesticideen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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