Incidence de la chenille légionnaire d’automne (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) et niveau de connaissance de ce ravageur par les agriculteurs de Kisangani et ses environs, RD Congo

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) poses a serious threat to farmers in Africa, and moreresearch is urgently needed to help farmers to manage this pest effectively. The objective of this study was to assess theincidence and severity of the damage of the fall armyworm on the corn crop and at the same time to assess the level ofknowledge and management of this pest by farmers of the Kisangani region and its surroundings. In the fields evaluated onthe Kisangani-Buta road axis, the attack rate is between 64.5 - 75.5% for a severity of level 7, the pure corn fields were moreattacked than the associated corn fields mainly with cassava, peanuts, banana and rice. Its appearance has been reported since2016 but the majority of farmers on this axis have it more observed from 2017 and 2018. The majority of them confirm thatthe damage is severe and that they are concerned about it. Faced with these attacks, some farmers do not know what to do tofight against this pest, others on the other hand try to protect their crops by spreading ashes or certain antibiotics on plants orsimply mechanical destruction of the eggs and larvae of this pest.

Jaar van publicatie:2021

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