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.creatorOlotu, Moses I.
dc.creatorPlessis, Hannalene D.
dc.creatorSeguni, Zuberi S.
dc.creatorManiania, Nguya K.
dc.date2016-08-15T11:54:44Z
dc.date2016-08-15T11:54:44Z
dc.date2012-12
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.descriptionCashew, 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.identifierOlotu, 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.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3509
dc.identifier10.1002/ps.3451
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3509
dc.languageen
dc.subjectBiocontrol agent
dc.subjectCashew
dc.subjectColonisation
dc.subjectOecophylla longinoda
dc.subjectSap-sucking pests
dc.titleEfficacy 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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