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Efficacy of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the control of Helopeltis spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) and Pseudotheraptus wayi (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew crop in Tanzania

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dc.creator Olotu, Moses I.
dc.creator Plessis, Hannalene D.
dc.creator Seguni, Zuberi S.
dc.creator Maniania, Nguya K.
dc.date 2016-08-15T11:54:44Z
dc.date 2016-08-15T11:54:44Z
dc.date 2012-12
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.identifier Olotu, M.I., Du Plessis, H., Seguni, Z.S. and Maniania, N.K., 2013. Efficacy of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the control of Helopeltis spp.(Hemiptera: Miridae) and Pseudotheraptus wayi (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew crop in Tanzania. Pest management science, 69(8), pp.911-918.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3509
dc.identifier 10.1002/ps.3451
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3509
dc.description Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, is an economically important cash crop for more than 300 000 rural householdsin Tanzania. Its production is, however, severely constrained by infestation by sap-sucking insects such as Helopeltis anacardii,H. schoutedeni and Pseudotheraptus wayi. The African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda, is an effective biocontrol agent ofhemipteran pests in coconuts in Tanzania, but its efficacy in the control of Helopeltis spp. and P. wayi in Tanzanian cashew hasnot been investigated so far. The aim of this study was therefore to evaluate the efficacy of O. longinoda in the management ofthese insect pests in the cashew crop at different sites of the Coast region of Tanzania
dc.language en
dc.subject Biocontrol agent
dc.subject Cashew
dc.subject Colonisation
dc.subject Oecophylla longinoda
dc.subject Sap-sucking pests
dc.title Efficacy of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the control of Helopeltis spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) and Pseudotheraptus wayi (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew crop in Tanzania
dc.type Conference Proceedings


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