Potential use of the Bushmint, Hyptis suaveolens, for the Control of Infestation by the Pink Stalk Borer, Sesamia calamistis on Maize in Southern Benin, West Africa

Maize production in Benin, especially in resource-poor farmers' fields, is constrained by stemborers among other factors. One of the major stemborers in southern Benin is Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). African farmers cannot afford to use commercial insecticides for contro...

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Main Authors: Adda, Cyrille, Atachi, Pierre, Hell, Kerstin, Tamò, Manuele
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: University of Wisconsin Library 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281326/