Farmers' control practices against the invasive red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard in Benin

A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide‐treated nets

“…It has been shown that prey, e.g. mites or whiteflies, avoid predators but the predators also decrease the ovipositon behaviour of the prey …”

“…This predatory mite is efficient against T. urticae in both protected and open fields, but it is not against T. evansi . Furthermore, whereas southern Africa's Phytoseiulus longipes population could control only T. urticae but not T. evansi , the southern American P. longipes population was shown to have great potential for controlling both T. evansi and T. urticae …”

Evaluation of Health and Environmental Risks of Pesticide Products Used in Market-Gardening in the City of Ngaoundere (Cameroon)

“…This remark had already been made in the gardening zone of Niayes of Dakar and elsewhere [16] [17]. The low representativeness of the market gardeners having a high level of study is similar to investigations achieved in the market-gardening zones in Benin and Cameroon [12] [18]. Moreover, Class 1 of Figure 1 shows that the majority of market gardeners not having any study level generally have no mastery of the pictograms and labels.…”

“…The protection of the environment, safety of fresh fruits or vegetables and health of urban farmers in regard to the use of phytosanitary products are still a major concern for the development of the market-gardening activities [12] [13]. The lack of an adequate control in the gardening in Cameroon and particularly in Ngaoundere, the anarchic use of phytosanitary products might be a danger to the health of market gardeners and consumers, but also for the environment.…”

Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae‐treated foam in combination with Phytoseiulus longipes Evans against Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae)

“…The tomato spider mite (TSM) is among the key pests affecting tomato production in sub‐Saharan Africa . Yield losses of between 65 and 90% have been reported in small‐holder production in East and West Africa . TSM is an invasive species that originated from South America and its management is mainly based on frequent applications of synthetic chemical acaricides.…”