Millicent Captain-Esoah

Evaluation of the Potency of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Leaf and Fruit Powders as Natural Alternatives to Synthetic Insecticides in Controlling Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius)

Millicent Captain-Esoah, Abubakari Yakubu, Sumaila Zurkanani, Kwadwo K. Frempong, Martin N. Donkor, Emmanuella Captain Esoah, Abdul Malik Hussein, Elijah D. Angyiereyiri, Raheem Waliu, Dorothy Obuobi & Mawuli K. Azameti · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Background: The cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) poses a serious threat as a significant post-harvest pest of stored cowpeas, causing quantitative and qualitative losses in sub-Saharan African countries. Control of these insects has relied on synthetic insecticides, which...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56068

Assessment of Platostoma africanum and Hyptis spicigera as Botanicals for Controlling Cowpea and Maize Weevils During Storage

Louis Agyemang, Millicent Captain-Esoah, Elijah Dakorah Angyiereyiri, Martin Ntiamoah Donkor, Dorothy Obuobi, Godwin Deku, Theophilus Atio Abalori, Oliver Awo & Mawuli Kwamla Azameti · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2026

In sub-Saharan Africa, maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) are essential for food security, but infestation by storage weevils — Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius — can cause postharvest losses greater than 30%. This st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2026/v14i5400

Crop Residue Management Practices and Trade-offs among Smallholder Farmers in Kassena Nankana Municipality, Upper East Region, Ghana

Theophilus A. Abalori, Melvin-Guy Adonadaga, Mawuli K. Azameti & Millicent Captain-Esoah · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2025

Crop residues serve a crucial role in both livestock feeding and soil fertility management. Proper management of crop residues can provide feed for livestock, improve soil fertility in smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the trade-offs in crop residues u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4799

Physicochemical, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Honey Obtained from Different Ecological Zones of Ghana

Mawuli K. Azameti, Patience Wekia Ajoawonei, Foster Wassah Gyabaab, Lawrence A. Adetunde, Millicent Captain-Esoah, Grace Adzo Motey, Theophilus A. Abalori, Oliver Awo & Elija D. Angyiereyiri · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2026

Natural honey has a lot of different biological properties. This study assessed the physicochemical, bioactive, antioxidant, and antibacterial characteristics of two unprocessed Ghanaian honeys: Fumbisi honey (FH) and Kintampo honey (KH). The physicochemical analyses revealed tha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i2485

Synergistic Antibacterial Activity of Bark Extracts from Tamarindus indica, Adansonia digitata and Vitellaria paradoxa against Some Selected Clinical Pathogens

Sumaila Iddrisu, Lawrence Adelani Adetunde, Mawuli Kwamla Azameti, Grace Adzo Motey, Millicent Captain-Esoah, Theophilus Atio Abalori & Elijah Dakorah Angyiereyiri · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2026

The emergence of antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to global health, necessitating the exploration of alternative antimicrobial agents. This study investigates the antibacterial activities of the bark extracts of Tamarindus indica, Adansonia digitata, and Vitellari...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2026/v37i11322