M. B. Mochiah

Assessing the relationship between outbreaks of the African Armyworm and Climatic Factors in the Forest Transition Zone of Ghana

Ibrahim Adama & M. B. Mochiah · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2017

The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Walker) is an important migratory pest of cereal crops and grasslands in sub-Saharan Africa. It demonstrates great variability in the extent and severity of infestation of its host crops. The African armyworm is known to cause extensive da...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2017/30588

Bioefficacy of Garlic, Allium sativum and Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum on Mortality, Ovipository Inhibition and Adult Emergence of the Cowpea Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) on Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) (Walp.)

P. K. Baidoo & M. B. Mochiah · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and tobacco in the management of the cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) and how these affect oviposition by adult females, adult emergence and sex ratio. Study Design: The study was conducted in a ra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/26081

Survey and Exclusion Study to Explore for Natural Enemies in Ghana for the Control of Aerial Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera L.) in Florida, USA

I. Adama, J. V. K. Afun, M. B. Mochiah, M. Owusu-Akyaw & W. A. Overholt · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2017

A survey and exclusion study to establish the presence of D. bulbifera and its associated phytophagous insect fauna was conducted in Ghana between 2004 and 2006. The purpose was to identify potential biological control agents for this plant invading natural and protected areas in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEAI/2017/30789