The fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is a major cereal pest threatening food security in Africa. African smallholder farmers apply various indigenous pest management practices, including rabbit urine; however, there is no scientific evidence for its efficacy.
Farming practice • Pest/disease control
January 27, 2023
The fall armyworm (FAW) has recently invaded and become an important pest of maize in Africa causing yield losses reaching up to a third of maize annual production. The present study evaluated different aspects of resistance of six maize cultivars, cropped by farmers in Kenya, to FAW larvae feeding under laboratory and field conditions.
Farming practice • Pest/disease control
January 18, 2023
Pest/disease control • Push-Pull in practice
June 20, 2022
January 27, 2023
Production of maize, Zea mays L. (Poaceae), in sub-Saharan Africa is threatened by a new invasive pest, fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). To mitigate this threat, push–pull companion cropping, a system originally developed for management of lepidopteran stemborers, may be used to control FAW.
Agricultural production system • Soil management
January 27, 2023
Soil degradation is a major underlying cause of poverty and malnutrition in smallholder agrarian communities across the globe. Legume diversification, through polyculture or intercropping, is a strategy that increases yields and income while improving family nutrition.
Pest/disease control • Push-Pull in practice
June 6, 2022
Farming practice • Push-Pull in practice
June 3, 2022
June 22, 2022
Farming practice • Push-Pull in practice
June 22, 2022