Farmers' perceptions of cotton pests and their management in western Kenya

Farmers' knowledge about common pests and pesticide safety in conventional cotton production in Pakistan

“…Pest management in cotton rely mainly on the use of pesticides, although many farmers, especially in developing countries, are not capable of applying pesticides effectively primarily due to limited knowledge of basic concepts of pest control (Ochou et al, 1998;Sinzogan et al, 2004;Midega et al, 2012;. Even in transgenic Bt cotton in developing countries, the majority of the farmers were found to rely heavily on chemicals to control key cotton pests (Yang et al, 2005;Arshad et al, 2009).…”

“…In the cotton belt of Punjab, Pakistan, there was a clear tendency towards pesticide overuse among farmers, but with a decreasing trend after training on integrated pest management (IPM), a high level of education, and use of highly toxic pesticides . Different from that in the developed countries, many farmers in developing countries do not receive extension services on the appropriate use of new pest control technologies (Midega et al, 2012).…”

Farmers′ perceptions, believes, knowledge and management practices of potato pests in South-Kivu Province, eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo

“…Only some IPM components were applied by 15.2% of farmers (use resistant/tolerant varieties, monitoring and home-village because of wars. The low knowledge of the insect may also be linked to characteristics (household size, gender, farming experience, education) of farmers interviewed (Sinzogan et al 2004, Nyirenda et al 2011, Midega et al 2012.…”

“…A list of local names of different crop pest species can be found in the literature for the region (Munyuli 2016, Munyuli 2002. The description of local names of insect pests is expected to help entomologists, extension workers, and others who work with rural communities to better understand pest occurrence and appreciate local knowledge (Midega et al 2012).…”

Facilitated discussions increase learning gains from dialectically localized animated educational videos in Niger

“…These losses are due not only to droughts and poor or degrading soil conditions but especially to inadequate access to economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for controlling crop predation by Maruca vitrata, the cowpea pod borer (Atachi & Djihou, 1994;Kay, 1979;Khaemba, 1980). In light of these constraints, the often prohibitive cost, challenges resulting from farmer illiteracy, and increased human, ecological, and agricultural risks posed by synthetic pesticide use Khan, Mahmood, & Damalas, 2015;Midega et al, 2012;Parsa et al, 2014) make the use non-synthetic pest control IPM systems for solving local food security challenges around cowpea in rural Niger economically, environmentally, and socially more rational, desirable, and sustainable Agyekum, Donovan, & Lupi, 2016;Pittendrigh et al, 2017;Pretty & Bharucha, 2015;United Nations, 2016).…”