Tropical Pest Management (1988) 34, 173-179

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C.I. Amatobi, S.A. Apeji and O. Oyidi (1988)
Effects of farming practices on populations of two grasshopper pests (Kraussaria angulifera Krauss and Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in northern Nigeria
Tropical Pest Management 34 (3), 173-179
Abstract: The effects of farming practices, continuous cropping, fallowing, cattle grazing and afforestation on populations of Kraussaria angulifera and Oedaleus senegalensis were investigated at Gumel in the savannah zone of Nigeria. Neem (Azadirachta indica) plantations, cropped and fields of pearl millet, sorghum and sorghum intercropped with sesame had lower grasshopper populations than grazing land, fallow lands and plantations of Acacia arabica [A. nilotica]. Intensification of fallow resulted in increased grasshopper numbers. Trampling by cattle did not affect the viability of grasshopper eggs significantly. Cultivation and afforestation affected grasshoppers adversely. K. angulifera was more vulnerable to cultivation pressure than was O. senegalensis.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
population dynamics/ epidemiology

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial Pest/Disease/Weed Crop/Product Country Quarant.


Oedaleus senegalensis Grasses/turf/rangeland Nigeria
Kraussaria angulifera Grasses/turf/rangeland Nigeria
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