Claim · model-written summary
Stem borer was visibly present in all eggplant plots at four weeks before treatment.
- Taxon
- Leucinodes orbonalis
Leucinodes orbonalise0 - Interactor
- eggplant
Solanum melongenae0host - Outcome
- visibly present in all plotse0
- Qualifier
- at 4 weeks before commencement of treatments applicatione0
Verbatim
e0“Leucinodes orbonalis, a key insect pest of eggplant was visibly present in all plots at 4 weeks before commencement of treatments application.”
Title
Ogbinaka EJA; Osagbobu G; Abusche OP; et al. Acta Entomology and Zoology 2025. doi:10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1c.208
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Stem borer attack increased from week 4 to 8.
- Observation Cypermethrin and Neem-Pro did not differ significantly before treatment application at the first spray.
- Observation Neem-Pro once and twice weekly did not differ significantly before treatment.
- Intervention effect One cypermethrin spray reduced stem borer attack significantly relative to control during weeks 8–11.
- Intervention effect One Neem-Pro spray reduced stem borer attack significantly relative to control during weeks 8–11.
- Intervention effect Weekly Neem-Pro reduced stem borer attack significantly relative to control during weeks 8–11.
- Intervention effect Twice-weekly Neem-Pro reduced stem borer attack significantly relative to control during weeks 8–11.
- Observation Control stem borer population increased from 12.8 at week 8 to 17.3 at week 11.
- Recommendation Neem-Pro is recommended to local eggplant farmers for stem borer control.
