Farmers’ knowledge on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pesticide application and its relationship with quantity of maize that is lost to fall armyworm

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dc.contributor.authorBaidoo, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorQuansah, Alex
dc.contributor.authorKwapong, Keneth
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T19:55:20Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T19:55:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-30
dc.description.abstractFall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) has spread rapidly and posed numerous threats to the food security and livelihood of millions of smallholder farmers in Ghana. This study quantifies the damages of fall armyworm infestation in maize production and identifies the various methods used in controlling fall armyworm infestation. Almost all farmers 94% experienced fall armyworm infestation on their farms. They cited key common visual damages as yellowish leaves, stunted growth, poor yield quality, holes in leaves, and egg masses on leaves. Farmer’s loss an average of GH¢2616.07 to fall armyworm infestation. Pesticide application is the frequent control measure mostly used by farmers. Farmers do not mostly use biological methods for the control of the fall armyworm. The use of pesticide as a control method is however not effective as about GH¢ 3 000 per 1 acre is lost with the use of insecticides. It is recommended that the use of other control measures like the contemporary measures involving the use of birds and chickens as predators of eggs and worms of fall armyworm should be encouraged. JEL code:   Q16en
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dc.identifier.citationApplied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022) ,
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.19041/APSTRACT/2022/1/10
dc.identifier.eissn1789-7874
dc.identifier.issn1789-221X
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.jatitleAPSTRACT
dc.identifier.jtitleApplied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/375986
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.languageen
dc.relationhttps://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/apstract/article/view/10798
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.rights.ownerApplied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce
dc.subjectpest contolen
dc.subjectfall armywormen
dc.subjectmaize pesten
dc.subjectpesticide applicationen
dc.titleFarmers’ knowledge on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pesticide application and its relationship with quantity of maize that is lost to fall armywormen
dc.typefolyóiratcikkhu
dc.typearticleen
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