Influence of cropping associations on maize infestation and the abundance of populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) and its natural enemies

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Influence of cropping associations on maize infestation and the abundance of populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) and its natural enemies

Ibrahima BA, Mariama Faye, Awa Ndiaye, Ibrahima Diallo, Toffène Diome, Mbacké Sembene, Cheikh Thiaw
Int. J. Biosci.25( 3), 206-216, September 2024.
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Abstract

Spodoptera frugiperda is an exotic maize pest that threatens food security in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Senegal in particular. With the aim of contributing to sustainable management of the pest, this study aims to assess the effect of corn/peanut and corn/cowpea associations on population dynamics and pest damage. The experiment was conducted out in 2021 at the Sangalkam Center for Horticulture Development (CDH) station of the Senegalese. Agricultural Research Institute (ISRA) following a Fisher block design with four repetitions. Three treatments including two associated cropping systems and a pure corn crop were tested. The incidence of damage caused by S. frugiperda was 28.96 ± 2%, 44.88 ± 3% and 42.59 ± 3% respectively for corn/punead, corn/ cowpea and corn alone. Only the pure corn crop suffered serious damage of around 5%. The vegetative and maturity stages were the most susceptible to attacks by the pest. The average number of larvae was significantly lower in maize in association with groundnuts than in the maize/cowpea system and the pure maize crop, with a very high significant difference. In contrast to the number of larvae, the highest number of natural enemies of S. frugiperda was observed on the maize/groundnut combination plots followed by the pure maize crop with a significant difference compared to the maize/ cowpea combination plots. These data constitute an important reference base for the development of sustainable management strategies for S. frugiperda.

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