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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy

dc.contributor.authorTamò, M.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, R.
dc.contributor.authorDannon, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorAgboton, C.
dc.contributor.authorDatinon, B.
dc.contributor.authorDabiré, C.
dc.contributor.authorBaoua, I.
dc.contributor.authorBa, Malick N.
dc.contributor.authorHaruna, B.
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, Barry R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:08:01Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:08:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationTamo, M., Srinivasan, R., Dannon, E., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabire, C. ...& Pittendrigh, B. (2012). Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy. In: Proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science, held in Saly: Innovative research along the cowpea value chain, (pp. 249-259), 27 Sept. - 1 October, Ibadan, Nigeria.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1694
dc.description.abstractCurrent strategies to control insect pest problems in cowpea include, on the preventive side, host plant resistance and conservation biological control. Because very often these management options alone cannot provide adequate control, curative measures need to be taken, which include augmentative and inundative biological control, the application of biopesticides, and the judicious use of synthetic pesticides. Using synthetic pesticides as the first line of defense against insect pests is not considered a sustainable component of a long-term management strategy for various reasons, but mainly because of human and environmental health considerations. Hence, the development of biological-control-based interventions becomes an attractive and essential activity in cowpea pest management. Using the case studies of flower thrips and pod borers, we illustrate how biological control is developed and deployed. Each example starts with biodiversity studies to explore potential biological control candidates, and continues with the development of efficient rearing methodologies, combined with delivery systems. Irrespective of the target organism, whether a local or exotic parasitoid, or a biopesticide, each natural enemy needs to have its own deployment strategy. Thereby, apart from obvious ecological considerations determining the suitability of a particular biological control agent, one of the most critical factors for a successful biocontrol project is the development of efficient and simple delivery systems. In the case of classical biological control, this ought to be less important because the natural enemy was expected to spread by itself, so there is usually no need for interventions beyond inoculative releases. However, in some cases the use of an improved, semi-artificial inoculation system proved to be instrumental for successful establishment. The development of a robust system for rearing and deploying natural enemies, if possible with full participation of farming communities, becomes even more crucial for augmentative/inundative biological control.
dc.format.extent249-259
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectPest Control
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectHost Plant Resistance
dc.subjectPest Management
dc.titleBiological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy
dc.typeConference Proceedings
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationAsian Vegetable Research and Development Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques, Burkina Faso
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger
cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Illinois
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceIbadan, Nigeria
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid82940
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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