Farmers knowledge and perception of horticultural insect pest problems in southwestern Nigeria

Banjo, A. D.; Lawal, OA; Fapojuwo, O.E.; Songonuga, EA

doi:10.5897/ajb2003.000-1087

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“…In some places, Brachytrupes sp. crickets are also consumed as food supplements for healthy mental development and pre- and pro-natal care purposes ( 134 , 140 ). In China, edible Chinese mole crickets are sun-dried to make a herb called China Gryllotalpa, which is then used as a decoction or is made into a tincture to enhance bodily functions ( 141 ).…”

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Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

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Edible crickets are among the praised insects that are gaining recognition as human food and livestock feed with a potential of contributing to food security and reduction of malnutrition. Globally, the sustainable use of crickets as food or feed is undermined by lack of information on the number of the edible crickets, the country where they are consumed, and the developmental stages consumed. Furthermore, lack of data on their nutritional content and the potential risks to potential consumers limits their consumption or inclusion into other food sources. We reviewed published literature on edible cricket species, countries where they are consumed, and the stage at which they are consumed. We further reviewed information on their nutritional content, the safety of cricket consumption, and the sensory qualities of the edible crickets. We also looked at other benefits derived from the crickets, which include ethnomedicine, livestock feed, pest management strategies, contribution to economic development, and livelihood improvement, particularly in terms of use as food preservatives and use within music, sports, and cultural entomology. Lastly, we reviewed information on the farming of edible crickets. In this review, we report over 60 cricket species that are consumed in 49 countries globally. Nutritionally, crickets are reported to be rich in proteins, ranging from 55 to 73%, and lipids, which range from 4.30 to 33.44% of dry matter. The reported amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is 58% of the total fatty acids. Edible crickets contain an appreciable amount of macro- and micro-mineral elements such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, zinc, manganese, and copper. Also, the crickets are rich in the required amount of vitamins such as B group vitamins and vitamins A, C, D, E, and K. Overall, the cricket species examined in this review are safe to be consumed, and they display high proximate content that can replace plant and livestock products. The crickets play valuable roles in contributing to the economies of many countries and livelihoods, and they have medicinal and social benefits. This review is expected to promote greater recognition of crickets as a source of food, feed, and other benefits in the world and encourage up-scaling by farming them for sustainable utilization.

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Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

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“…Ghosh et al (2018) A urina de vaca apresenta potencial biopesticida e por isso seu uso tem sido recomendado por pulverização (Rawat et al, 2019). Por ser uma substância de origem orgânica, a urina de vaca costuma ser empregada como um efetivo método indiano adotado por muitos agricultores para o controle de pragas de colheitas (Banjo et al, 2003). Por suas características e propriedades, o uso da urina de vaca tem sido recomendado a fim de se minimizar os efeitos nocivos dos pesticidas sintéticos (Chauhan e Singhal, 2006).…”

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Urina de vaca como biopesticida e biorrepelente: revisão sistemática da literatura

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Bianchi

Carbonera

et al. 2020

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Realizou-se uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre o potencial da urina de vaca como biopesticida e biorepelente na agricultura trazendo informações sobre sua composição química, formas de aplicação e resultados sobre a bioeficácia no controle de diferentes grupos taxonômicos. O mapeamento de produções científicas foi realizado no período de março a agosto de 2020 através das bases eletrônicas: Portal de periódicos Capes, Pubmed e Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO). Empregou-se para as buscas termos em idioma inglês e português, sendo os termos empregados: Cattle urine, insects, cow urine, aphids, biopesticide, repellent, urina de vaca, repelente. O período de abrangência das buscas foi limitado aos últimos 10 anos. Ao total, foram contabilizadas 828 publicações. A base Periódico Capes apresentou 804 resultados a partir dos termos de busca utilizados. As bases Pubmed e SciELO apresentaram 24 e zero resultados, respectivamente. Nove artigos atendiam aos critérios e foram selecionados. Do total, 66% das publicações selecionadas foram conduzidas na Índia. Deste total, 55, 5 % dos estudos utilizaram metodologias de coleta, preparo e uso da urina em sua forma fresca; 33,3% empregaram a urina combinada com extratos vegetais e 22,2 % utilizaram a urina em tratamentos de diferentes concentrações. Quanto à ação, 33,3% investigaram a ação inibitória sobre microrganismos fitopatogênicos (bactérias e fungos). Outros 33,3% avaliaram compostos voláteis da urina e 22,2% mensuraram a ação biorrepelente/bioinseticida sobre espécies de artrópodes (insetos e aracnídeos). As discussões abordadas na presente revisão contribuem com informações sobre a composição química, preparo, manejo e potencial de usos da urina de vaca como biopesticida e biorrepelente na agricultura.

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“…Such data would be clearly necessary for the development of pro-active pest response systems to militate against an outbreak. In many earlier studies, insects were recorded as pests on amaranth by virtue of their occurrence, while the levels of damage caused by each pest were often ignored [12,11]. The presence of an insect pest on a crop may not adequately indicate its status and justify its classification as economically important under a given cropping condition.…”

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Insect Pest Profile of Leaf Amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus L) and Prevention Herbivory Using Oil-Based Extracts of Alium sativum L, Xylopia aethiopica Dunal and Eucalyptus globolus L

Borisade

Awodele

Uwaidem

2019

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Pest profile of Amaranthus hybridus was recorded in a single organic agro-ecosystem in Southwestern Nigeria between November-December in 2016 and January-February 2017, during the dry season. Activities of different pests were monitored to identify those responsible for the most significant damage. Vegetable oil-based extracts of Alium sativum, Xylopia aethiopica and Eucalyptus globolus were prepared and applied on A. hybridus as protectants against herbivory by phytophagous insects and damage to foliage was assessed. Thereafter, the extracts were rated based on the mean percentage damage (MPD) recorded in different plots in relation to the treatments. A total of nine pests were recorded from three insect Orders namely, Orthoptera (62.5%), Coleoptera (12.5%) and Lepidoptera (25%) and they were grouped into Major, Minor or Occasional pests based on their activities. Two lepidopterans, Spoladea recurvalis and Psara basalis (Family: Crambidae) were responsible for the most significant damage. All the extracts reduced damage with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) compared with the control. The MPD in X. aethiopica-, A. sativum- and E. globolus-treated plots and the control plots were 10.9%, 8%, 14% and 31.2% respectively when the amaranth was due for harvest in the first trial. The MPD to the amaranth in the treated plots during the second trial was between 13.6% and 16.3% when the harvest was due while the MPD in the control was 54.9%. The performances of E. globolus and X. aethiopica were comparable and they were relatively more effective in protecting A. hybridus against phytophagous pest attacks.

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Farmers knowledge and perception of horticultural insect pest problems in southwestern Nigeria

Cited by 46 publications

References 3 publications

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

Urina de vaca como biopesticida e biorrepelente: revisão sistemática da literatura

Insect Pest Profile of Leaf Amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus L) and Prevention Herbivory Using Oil-Based Extracts of Alium sativum L, Xylopia aethiopica Dunal and Eucalyptus globolus L

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