Claim · model-written summary
Pod fly populations were greatest in Kenya.
- Taxon
- M. chalcosomaMelanagromyza chalcosomae0
- Interactor
- pigeon pea
Cajanus cajant0host - Outcome
- Populations of M. chalcosomae0
- Direction
- greateste0
- Setting
- Kenyae0
Verbatim
e0“Populations of M. chalcosoma were greatest in Kenya”
t0“pigeon pea pod fly (Melanagromyza chalcosoma Spencer)”
Title
E. M. Minja; Thomas G. Shanower Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) 1999
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Pod fly infestations were high where pigeon pea matured late or in cool weather.
- Observation Coastal areas below 500 m had insignificant pod fly populations and no recorded parasitoids.
- Association Parasitoid incidence rose with pest population.
- Observation Mean pod fly parasitism was 5.2% in Kenya.
- Observation Mean pod fly parasitism was 2.6% in Malawi.
- Observation Mean pod fly parasitism was 3.0% in Tanzania.
- Observation Mean pod fly parasitism was 2.3% in Uganda.
- Recommendation The authors concluded that B. celer is widespread and could aid pod fly management on pigeon peas.