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Possible integrated pest management tools for the effective control of cereal stem-borers in The Gambia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Sankung B. Sagnia
Sankung B. Sagnia
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crop Protection Service, Yundum, The Gambia
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Abstract

The current status of the cereal stem-borer problem on various crops in The Gambia is discussed. Various control strategies that can be properly selected and integrated are identified. These strategies offer promise for an effective and more economical control of stem-borer infestations and their implementation, it is envisaged, would go a long way in reducing losses due to these pests. The implementation of these strategies would not, also, be free of constraints. These constraints are discussed and ways of solving them suggested.

Keywords

Stem-borercerealsintegrated pest managementGambiaconstraints
Type
Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 4 , Special Issue 1-2: Crop-Borers and Emerging Strategies for their Control , June 1983 , pp. 217 - 219
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1983

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