Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa

Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa

Author: P. Neuenschwander, C. Borgemeister, J. Langewald
ISBN: 9780851996394
Pages: 448
Format: 16 Χ 23
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2003

Readership
Crop protection, entomology and pest management

Key Features
• Covers well-defined problems in plant protection in Sub Saharan Africa
• Describes biological control, as a stand alone approach, or within the framework of integrated pest management (IPM)
• Discusses pest, weed and disease control in agricultural, horticultural and forestry systems in Africa

Reviews
• "This book provides a valuable resource for scientists worldwide."
Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ, 2003, 7 (3-4)
• "This book is a refreshing read. It is an upbeat yet objective statement about a subject seldom treated in extenso. Persons interested not only in agronomic research in Africa, but also in true successes in biological control will find its reading a rewarding experience.
Charles Vincent, Biocontrol Science and Technology, 15(2), 2005

Main Contents
• Historical overview of biological control in Africa, D J Greathead, Imperial College, Ascot, UK
• Biological control of alien plant invaders in southern Africa, H G Zimmermann, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa and T Olckers, Agricultural Research Council, Hilton, South Africa
• Biological control of cassava and mango mealybugs in Africa, P Neuenschwander
• Cassava green mite in Africa - A unique example of successful classical biological control of a mite pest on a continental scale, J S Yaninek, Purdue University, USA and R Hanna, IITA, Benin
• Biological control of the potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella in Africa, R Kfir, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
• Biological control of whiteflies in sub-Saharan Africa, J Legg, ESARC, Uganda, D Gerling, Tel Aviv University, Israel and P Neuenschwander
• Homopteran pests of conifers in Africa, R K Day, CAB International, Kenya, M T K Kairo, CAB International, Trinidad and Tobago, Y J Abraham, CAB International, Surrey, UK, R Kfir, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa, S T Murphy, CAB International, Surrey, UK, K E Mutitu, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya and C Z Chilima, Forestry Research Institute, Malawi>
• Biological control of defoliating, and phloem-or-wood feeding insects in commercial forestry in Southern Africa, G D Tribe, Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa
• Biological control of gramineous lepidopteran stemborers in sub-Saharan Africa, W A Overholt, University of Florida, USA, et al.
• Biological control and management of the alien invasive shrub Chromolaena odorato in Africa, J A Timbilla, Crops Research Institute, Ghana, C Zachariades, Agricultural Research Council, Hilton, South Africa and H Braimah, Crops Research Institute, Ghana
• Aquatic weeds in Africa and their control, C J Cilliers, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa, M P Hill, Rhodes University, South Africa, J A Ogwang, Agricultural Research Institute, Uganda and O Ajuonu, IITA, Benin
• Endophytic microbial biodiversity and plant nematode management in African agriculture, R A Sikora, University of Bonn, Germany, B Niere, IITA, ESARC, Uganda and J Kimenju, University of Nairobi, Kenya
• Species of Trichoderma and Aspergillus as biological control agents against plant diseases in Africa, R Bandyopadhyay, IITA, Nigeria and K F Cardwell, USDA, Washington, USA
• Towards the registration of microbial insecticides in Africa: Non-target arthropod testing on Green MuscleTM, a grasshopper and locust control product based on the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, J Langewald, I Stolz, NLU, Switzerland, J Everts, CERES-LOCUSTOX, Senegal and R Peveling, NLU, Switzerland
• Microbial control of termites in Africa, J Langewald, J Mitchell, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa, N K Maniania, ICIPE, Kenya and C Kooyman, CAB International, Kenya
• Integrated pest management of banana weevil in Africa with emphasis on microbial control, C S Gold, IITA, ESARC, Uganda, C Nankinga, B Niere, IITA, ESARC, Uganda and I Godonou, CAB International, Kenya
• The role of biological control in integrated management of Striga species in Africa, D K Berner, USDA, Fort Detrick, USA, J Sauerborn, University of Hohenheim, Germany, D E Hess, Purdue University, USA and A Emechebe, IITA, Nigeria
• Mango-infesting fruit flies in Africa: perspectives and limitations of biological approaches to their management, S A Lux, S Ekesi, S Dimbi, S Mohamed and M Billa, ICIPE, Kenya
• Biological control, a non-obvious components of integrated pest management for cowpea, M Tamς, IITA, Benin, S Ekesi, N K Maniania, ICIPE, Kenya and A Cherry, IITA, Benin
• Biological control and other pest management options for larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus, C Borgemeister, N Holst, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark and R J Hodges, University of Greenwich, Kent, UK
• Biological control of Helicoverpa armigera in Africa, A Cherry, IITA, Benin, M Cock, CABI Bioscience, Switzerland, H van den Berg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and R Kfir, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
• Biological control in integrated pest management of coffee, G I Oduor and S A Simons, CAB International, Kenya
• Biological control of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella in Africa, R Kfir, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
• Biological control for increased agricultural productivity, poverty reduction and environmental protection in Africa, P Neuenschwander, J Langewald, C Borgemeister and B James, IITA, Benin