BACKGROUND Rice (Oryza spp) is one of the most consumed cereals in Republic Benin. However, rice production threatened by various pests, which lead to important yield losses. For development integrated management strategies responding farmers' realities, it document their perceptions, knowledge and pests. Surveys involving 418 farmers 21 ethnic groups through 39 villages were performed using ru...

Host Plant Resistance (HPR) is the most important component for sustainable management of insect pests. The purpose present work was to understand role various morphological and biochemical factors as defense mechanism their interaction on different biological parameters attributed survival development pink stem borer (PSB), Sesamia inferens Walker in maize. resistant moderately genotypes (DMRE...

Abstract Climate change (CC) is expected to significantly affect biodiversity and ecosystem services. Adverse impacts from CC in the Global South are likely be exacerbated by limited capacities take adequate adaptation measures existing developmental challenges. Insect pests today already causing considerable yield losses agricultural crop production East Africa. Studies have shown that insects...