Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8877679 | Biological Control | 2018 | 38 Pages |
Abstract
MHM was by far the main herbivore on millet, with a relative abundance of 97%. Predators were mostly ants (28%), earwigs (Forficula senegalensis, 26%), mirids (20%), spiders (12%), carabid larvae (7%), flower bugs (Orius maxidentex, 6%), and ladybirds (Declivitata hamata, 1%). In all, 13 primary parasitoid species were collected, including five new species. Parasitism was dominated by three key species, including Trichogrammatoidea armigera (12.4% of egg parasitism), Copidosoma primulum and Schoelandella spp. (46 and 32% of larval parasitism, respectively). A primary reference database including standard and mini-barcode sequences of specimens attributed to species (15) was designed as a reliable tool for assisting arthropod identification. The results will be helpful when selecting candidates for augmentative biological control in millet-based agro-ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Authors
Ahmadou Sow, Thierry Brévault, Gérard Delvare, Julien Haran, Laure Benoit, Armelle CÅur d'Acier, Maxime Galan, Cheikh Thiaw, Valérie Soti, Mbacké Sembène,