This study assesses the effectiveness of intercrops, insecticides and botanicals against the okra shoot and fruit borer Earias vittella. The okra + marigold (1:1) and okra + coriander (1:1) intercropping had the least shoot damage (4.35 percent, respectively), according to the da...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104494
The use of Trichogramma as a tool in the scientific management of pest insects emerges as a vital element to promote sustainability in agriculture. Having suitable storage methods for parasitoids is a valuable asset within biological control programs. The quality of Trichogramma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103030
The Ocimum leaf folder, Ocimum abruptalis, is listed as a serious pest of sweet basil among all of the insect pests able to infect sweet basil (O. basilicum). The larvae do considerable damage to the plants by attaching to the underside of the leaf, folding it lengthwise from the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i14674
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera), is an economically important invasive pest of maize. Habitat manipulation is a form of conservation biological management that uses cover crops/hedge rows/flower strip crops in the main crop field to conserve benefici...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123372
The present Investigation carried out at Students’ Instructional Farm, A. N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during Zaid, 2022. Red pumpkin beetle was first recorded during incidence initiated in the 7th SMW (3rd week of February) with a mean population 1.4 beetles p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113230