Enoch Adjei Osekre

Evaluation of Control Methods for Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thumb) Matsum & Nakai) in The Gambia

Lamin S. Darboe & Enoch Adjei Osekre · Advances in Research · 2021

Commercial production of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai) is increasing in The Gambia, but tephritid fruit flies present a huge challenge to its production. To avoid severe losses, watermelon growers often resort to indiscriminate use of pesticides to ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2021/v22i130289

Evaluation of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Genotypes’ Growth and Yield Performance and Resistance to the Cowpea Seed Beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus F.

Bashiru Adams, Enoch Adjei Osekre & Stephen Amoah · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2018

The search for resistant cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.)) Walp. genotypes against the cowpea seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in order to minimize the use of synthetic insecticides due to problems associated with their use led to field and labora...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEAI/2017/38712

Management of Insect Pests of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Using Oxymatrine-based Insecticide

John Peter Nyaaba Aetiba & Enoch Adjei Osekre · Advances in Research · 2015

A field trial was undertaken to evaluate the insecticidal potency of Levo (a. i. Oxymatrine) botanical insecticide for the management of insect pests of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench). Podagrica uniformis Jacoby, P. sjostedti Jacoby, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and Aphis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/19188