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Various autodissemination devices, baited with Lurem-TR and methyl anthranilate, were compared for their effective control of Bean flower thrips (BFT) on cowpea crops. The BFT density in treatment plots with semiochemical-baited autodissemination devices was significantly different during the two evaluation seasons (P < 0.001). In the first season, plots treated with the fungus-free device recorded the lowest BFT density (12.1 ± 1.0 thrips), while those treated with the autodissemination baited with Lurem-TR recorded the highest BFT density (19.1 ± 1.5 thrips), which was significantly different from plots treated with the device baited with methyl anthranilate (16.4 ± 1.3 thrips). The same scenario was observed in the second season, corresponding to high infestation season, where the autodissemination devices baited with Lurem-TR and methyl anthranilate and the fungus-free device recorded 59.9 ± 3.5, 48.4 ± 3.5 and 27.6 ± 4.3 thrips, respectively. In all autoinoculation devices, at least 45% of M. anisopliae conidia remained viable 12–15 days post-exposure. No significant difference in M. anisopliae conidial persistence and acquisition was found between the two contamination devices baited with both semiochemicals. This study has demonstrated that methyl anthranilate could be used in autodissemination, as well as Lurem-TR, to control BFT.
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This study was funded by the African Union through the African Union Research Grant (Contract AURG/108/2012). We acknowledge ICIPE, Duduville, Nairobi (Kenya) and ICIPE-ITOC, Mbita (Kenya) for field facilities. We are grateful to Mrs. Pascal Oreng, Daniel Ouma, Eleisha Orima and Gregory Chebire for technical assistance. We are grateful to the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS) of ICIPE, and the African Union Project on Grain Legumes for financial support of the study.
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Mfuti, D.K., Subramanian, S., Niassy, S., du Plessis, H., Ekesi, S., Maniania, N.K. (2020). Semiochemical-Baited Autodissemination Device for Managing BFT on Cowpea. In: Niassy, S., Ekesi, S., Migiro, L., Otieno, W. (eds) Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41083-4_20
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