Efficacy of traditional practices and botanicals for the control of termites on rice at Ikenne, southwest Nigeria

Present Soil Chemical Status and Constraints for Rice-Based Cropping Systems in Vientiane Plain and Neighboring Areas, Lao PDR

“…The boundary between low and medium nutrient classes of paddy soil are: < 1 g kg -1 of TN, 15 mg kg -1 of available P (Bray II) and 0.2 cmol kg -1 of exc. K (Nwilene et al, 2008). Accordingly, with the exception of the NV A2 and NV P clusters, the nutrient level of NV was classified as medium for N, low to medium for P and low to medium for K. Inthapanya et al (2005) reported that the use of K fertilizer for rice was much less than that of N or P, although the use of chemical fertilizer was altogether rare in Lao PDR.…”

Integrating Ethno-Ecological and Scientific Knowledge of Termites for Sustainable Termite Management and Human Welfare in Africa

“…Cow dung and urine have been used for termite control by farmers in the study areas (Malaret andNgoru 1989, Nkunika 1998) as well as elsewhere (Banjo et al 2003, Nwilene et al 2008. In Machakos district of Kenya, farmers smear cow dung on posts to protect them from termite attack (Malaret and Ngoru 1989).…”

Is Pesticide Use Sustainable in Lowland Rice Intensification in West Africa?

“…The high cost of pesticides means that few farmers have access to them at present. AfricaRice has demonstrated that managing, rather than destroying, a "friendly weed" (Paspalum scrobiculatum) at the edge of rice fields (good sources of parasitoids -Platygaster diplosisae & Aprostocetus procerae close to the rice crop) offers African farmers free, nonchemical control of the continent's worst rice insect pest -African rice gall midge (Nwilene et al, 2008b). It is significant to note that the natural enemy populations of rice pests are high and the species diverse in West African rice ecosystems.…”

“…AfricaRice has demonstrated that neem seed powder and neem oil can provide effective control against termites in West Africa (Nwilene et al, 2008b). Termites constitute a major biotic constraint to upland rice production in West Africa.…”