Essays about: "fall armyworm"

Found 3 essays containing the words fall armyworm.

  1. 1. Pheromone-based mating disruption to control Spodoptera frugiperda in Tanzania: Possibilites and Constraints for smallholders

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Thomas O'Malley; [2024]
    Keywords : pheromone; mating disruption; fall armyworm; Tanzania; smallholder; Spodeptera frugiperda; integrated pest; management;

    Abstract : Despite a growing interest in the use of pheromones as a more sustainable form of pest control, their use remains unstudied in the smallholder context. This paper is one of the first to study their use by small scale Tanzanian maize farmers to control the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (known as fall armyworm). READ MORE

  3. 2. Unearthing the social-ecological cascades of the fall armyworm invasion: A computer-assisted text analysis of digital news articles

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Kathryn Bjorklund; [2023]
    Keywords : emerging pests and pathogens; social-ecological cascades; fall armyworm; Spodoptera frugiperda; structural topic modeling;

    Abstract : Understanding the complex nature of social-ecological cascades, or chain reactions of events that lead to widespread change in a system, is crucial for navigating the challenges they present. Emerging pests and pathogens, such as the fall armyworm, provide an opportunity to study these cascades in greater detail. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leddjurssammansättningen i kenyanska majsfält : vilken inverkan har altitud och push-pull på rovdjurssamhällen?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Johanna Viker; [2021]
    Keywords : altitud; diversitet; Kenya; majs; push-pull; rovdjur;

    Abstract : Samodling med push-pull används inom majsodling som växtskyddsstrategi mot skadegörande fjärilslarver. Genom att erbjuda alternativa resurser och gynnsamt mikroklimat kan systemet skapa förutsättningar för att gynna rovlevande leddjur som utför biologisk bekämpning på skadedjuren. READ MORE