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Management of the pearl millet head miner through releases of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor Say in Niger

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/10559/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2017045
10.1051/cagri/2017045
 
Title Management of the pearl millet head miner through releases of the parasitoid wasp
Habrobracon hebetor Say in Niger
 
Creator Amadou, L
Baoua, I B
Ba, M N
Haussmann, B
Altiné, M
 
Subject Pearl Millet
Pest Management
West Africa
Niger
 
Description Millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella De Joannis is one of the
main insect pests of millet in the Sahel. In 2015 and 2016, a large-scale biological process was initiated with
the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor Say released in five regions of Niger. Regional teams, including
farmers’ organizations, were set up for promoting producers’ awareness, identifying infested areas and
placing 9177 release bags. The surface covered was estimated to be 1 417 680 ha in 2015 and 1 521 330 ha in
2016, about 21% of the millet cropped area in the regions concerned. Evaluations conducted during two
years showed an increase of 168% to 1398% for the parasitism rate on MHM larvae in the villages where
parasitoids were released compared to control villages. Survey about farmers’ perception revealed that the
operation is beneficial for more than 77% of respondents. They estimated an average 76% larvae mortality
rate and a 50% increase in millet yield due to the parasitoid release.
 
Publisher EDP Sciences
 
Date 2017
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10559/1/Gestion%20de%20la%20chenille%20mineuse%20de%20l%E2%80%99%C3%A9pi%20du%20mil%20par.pdf
Amadou, L and Baoua, I B and Ba, M N and Haussmann, B and Altiné, M (2017) Management of the pearl millet head miner through releases of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor Say in Niger. Cahiers Agricultures (TSI), 26 (5). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1166-7699