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Effects of Maruca vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus and neem oil, Azadirachta indica Juss on the eggs of the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-019-00061-2
doi:10.1007/s42690-019-00061-2
 
Title Effects of Maruca vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus and neem oil, Azadirachta indica Juss on the eggs of the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
 
Creator Traoré, F
Waongo, A
Ba, M N
Dabiré, C
Sanon, A
Tamò, M
Pittendrigh, B R
 
Subject Cowpea
Plant Disease
 
Description Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., is the most cultivated and consumed legume in West Africa and is typically attacked by
several insect pests, including Maruca vitrata, leading to reduced yields. This study assessed under laboratory conditions the
efficacy of neem oil and M. vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus (MaviMNPV) against M. vitrata eggs as alternatives to second
generation pesticides. Hatching and mortality rates after biopesticide application of neem oil, MaviMNPV, and the two in
combination reduced the egg viability by 89%, 84% and 91%, respectively. Moreover, the combination of MaviMNPV and
neem oil induced 100% mortality among the hatched larvae, compared to 60% and 100% alone, respectively. Implications for
using these biopesticides are discussed within an integrated pest management (IPM) context.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2019-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11873/1/s42690-019-00061-2.pdf
Traoré, F and Waongo, A and Ba, M N and Dabiré, C and Sanon, A and Tamò, M and Pittendrigh, B R (2019) Effects of Maruca vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus and neem oil, Azadirachta indica Juss on the eggs of the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (TSI), 39 (4). pp. 333-339. ISSN 1742-7592