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dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorKuate, A.F.
dc.contributor.authorNanga, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorTindo, M.
dc.contributor.authorNagel, P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:58:02Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:58:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationHanna, R., Kuate, A.F., Nanga, S.N., Tindo, M., & Nagel, P. (2015). Boric acid for suppression of the ant Anoplolepis tenella and effects on an associated scale insect pest Stictococcus vayssierei in cassava fields in the Congo Basin. Crop Protection, 74, 131-137.
dc.identifier.issn0261-2194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/902
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dc.description.abstractThe scale insect, Stictococcus vayssierei, is one of the major pests and constraints to cassava production in the Congo Basin. It is frequently found associated with the ground nesting ant, Anoplolepis tenella, under cassava plant. Amdro fire ant bait granules (contains 7.3 g/kg Hydramethylnon), borax and boric acid solution were evaluated in the laboratory for toxicity against A. tenella colonies.Workers were exposed to bait for ten days during primary screening and colonies for six weeks during secondary screening. Mortality was recorded daily for each toxicant. In a field experiment, the effect of a 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was evaluated on A. tenella and its impact on the density of S. vayssierei on cassava. Each of the three toxicants displayed delayed toxicity with less than 15% mortality after the first day. In comparison to Amdro and borax, the 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was more effective in killing ant workers. The boric acid-sucrose solution reduced the numbers of workers and brood by 90% within 6 weeks. In the field experiment, monthly ant and scale sampling showed significant reductions in ant density in treated fields which resulted in a reduction of scale infestation on cassava. We recorded a 16% yield increase in treated plots compared to control plots. These results outline the dependence of S. vayssierei survival on A. tenella attendance and demonstrate that control of the ant in cassava fields can help in developing control options for the scale insect pest in the Congo Basin.The scale insect, Stictococcus vayssierei, is one of the major pests and constraints to cassava production in the Congo Basin. It is frequently found associated with the ground nesting ant, Anoplolepis tenella, under cassava plant. Amdro fire ant bait granules (contains 7.3 g/kg Hydramethylnon), borax and boric acid solution were evaluated in the laboratory for toxicity against A. tenella colonies.Workers were exposed to bait for ten days during primary screening and colonies for six weeks during secondary screening. Mortality was recorded daily for each toxicant. In a field experiment, the effect of a 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was evaluated on A. tenella and its impact on the density of S. vayssierei on cassava. Each of the three toxicants displayed delayed toxicity with less than 15% mortality after the first day. In comparison to Amdro and borax, the 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was more effective in killing ant workers. The boric acid-sucrose solution reduced the numbers of workers and brood by 90% within 6 weeks. In the field experiment, monthly ant and scale sampling showed significant reductions in ant density in treated fields which resulted in a reduction of scale infestation on cassava. We recorded a 16% yield increase in treated plots compared to control plots. These results outline the dependence of S. vayssierei survival on A. tenella attendance and demonstrate that control of the ant in cassava fields can help in developing control options for the scale insect pest in the Congo Basin.The scale insect, Stictococcus vayssierei, is one of the major pests and constraints to cassava production in the Congo Basin. It is frequently found associated with the ground nesting ant, Anoplolepis tenella, under cassava plant. Amdro fire ant bait granules (contains 7.3 g/kg Hydramethylnon), borax and boric acid solution were evaluated in the laboratory for toxicity against A. tenella colonies.Workers were exposed to bait for ten days during primary screening and colonies for six weeks during secondary screening. Mortality was recorded daily for each toxicant. In a field experiment, the effect of a 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was evaluated on A. tenella and its impact on the density of S. vayssierei on cassava. Each of the three toxicants displayed delayed toxicity with less than 15% mortality after the first day. In comparison to Amdro and borax, the 1% boric acid-sucrose solution was more effective in killing ant workers. The boric acid-sucrose solution reduced the numbers of workers and brood by 90% within 6 weeks. In the field experiment, monthly ant and scale sampling showed significant reductions in ant density in treated fields which resulted in a reduction of scale infestation on cassava. We recorded a 16% yield increase in treated plots compared to control plots. These results outline the dependence of S. vayssierei survival on A. tenella attendance and demonstrate that control of the ant in cassava fields can help in developing control options for the scale insect pest in the Congo Basin.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBait
dc.subjectPest Control
dc.subjectYields
dc.subjectCassava
dc.titleBoric acid for suppression of the ant Anoplolepis tenella and effects on an associated scale insect pest Stictococcus vayssierei in cassava fields in the Congo Basin
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Douala
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Basel
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South Of Sahara
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.journalCrop Protection
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid76401
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.04.016


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