Edosa, T.T.
(2019)
Review on bio-intensive management of African
bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.): Botanicals and
semiochemicals perspectives.
African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14 (1).
pp. 1-9.
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Abstract
African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), is a serious pest of cereals, sorghum, cotton, pepper,
maize, sunflower, flax and niger. To control this insect pest, doses of insecticides have been used. The
use of indiscriminate synthetic insecticides causes adverse effect like environmental pollution, human
and animal health hazards, and development of pesticide resistance. To alleviate these bottleneck
problems, botanicals and semiochemicals are the effective controlling methods and believed to be safe
to environment and human health. For many years, many plants species having pesticidal effects have
been tested against the insect pest; however, some of them are commercially not produced. And also
semiochemicals are the worthy tools, especially in the insect pest monitoring, aggregation and mating
disruption of the pest. The manipulation of these management options need to get attention in the
development of integrated pest management strategies. To do so, compiling information regarding the
research so far done in the area is important. Therefore, this paper emphasized on the review of the
research has been done concerning botanicals and semiochemicals to control H. armigera. Thus, in
this review paper, different botanicals that affect the insect pest through their juvenile hormone and
growth regulatory activity, antifeedant action, larvicidal action, ovipositional deterrence, ovicidal and
pupicidal effects have been reviewed. Additionally, semiochemicals which include pheromones,
kairomones and allomones of H. armigera were included.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
African bollworm, botanicals, semiochemicals, bio intensive management |
| Author Affiliation: |
Ethiopian Institute of Agriculture Research, Ambo Plant Protection Research Center, Ambo Ethiopia |
| Subjects: |
Plant Protection |
| Divisions: |
General |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
10 Jan 2019 08:07 |
| Last Modified: |
10 Jan 2019 08:07 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15759 |
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