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Chemical and cultural termite control was applied by less than 35 % of farmers in each main crop.
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e0“Although chemical and cultural control methods were applied by less than 35 % of the farmers in each of the three main crops, most of the pesticides used against termites were not ideal for meaningful termite control and may have contributed to the unsatisfactory control results”
Title
An Appraisal of Farmers’ Termite Control Methods in Some Traditional Cropping Systems of West Africa
V. C. UMEH Nigerian Journal of Entomology 2003. doi:10.36108/nje/3002/02.0140
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Macrotermes attacked the main crops and some intercrop species.
- Observation Farmers reported termite damage of 5-100 % to maize.
- Observation Farmers reported termite damage of 0-20 % to cassava intercropped with maize.
- Observation Farmers reported termite damage of 0-40 % to citrus.
- Observation Farmers reported termite damage of 12-90 % to groundnut.
- Observation Most pesticides used against termites were not ideal for meaningful termite control and may have contributed to unsatisfactory control results.
- Observation Only about 20 % of farmers who controlled termites reported satisfactory results.
- Observation Nasutitermes spp. attacking citrus were not associated with any companion crop in citrus intercrops.
- Observation Some indigenous live plants or their extracts were found effective for repelling termites, and others need further evaluation.