Effectiveness of Biorational and Synthetic Insecticides in Controlling Fall Armyworm and Their Effects on the Abundance and Diversity of Associated Natural Enemies
Michael Hilary Otim,
Angella Lowra Ajam,
Geofrey Ogwal
et al.
Abstract:Spodoptera frugiperda is a significant economic pest of maize in Uganda. Many Ugandan maize farmers employ synthetic insecticides as their main form of control despite the negative impacts of these chemicals. The study aimed to determine the effect of synthetic, semi-synthetic and bio-pesticides on maize leaf damage, and abundance of S, frugiperda and its parasitoids in Wakiso and Lira districts. The experiments were laid out in an RCBD with six treatments in 2020 and nine treatments in 2021, replicated four t… Show more
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