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

dc.contributor.authorMuller, D.
dc.contributor.authorGbongboui, C.
dc.contributor.authorGroote, H. de
dc.contributor.authorLangewald, J.
dc.contributor.authorBadou, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:41Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:41Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.citationMuller, 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).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5361
dc.description.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.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectGrasshoppers
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectBiopesticide
dc.titleFarmer participatory development of a control strategy for the variegated grasshopper with a biopesticide in the northern Mono, Benin.
dc.typeBook Chapter
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
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