Parasitoid biodiversity conservation for sustainable management of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in lowland rice
Title:
Parasitoid biodiversity conservation for sustainable management of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in lowland rice
Author:
Nwilene, Francis E. Togola, Abou Agunbiade, Tolulope A. Ogah, Emmanuel O. Ukwungwu, Mark N. Hamadoun, Abdoulaye Kamara, Samuel I. Dakouo, Dona
Appeared in:
Biocontrol science and technology
Paging:
Volume 18 (2008) nr. 10 pages 1075-1081
Year:
2008
Contents:
Platygaster diplosisae and Aprostocetus procerae attack both the African rice gall midge (AfRGM), Orseolia oryzivora, and Orseolia bonzii, a closely related gall midge that feeds on Paspalum scrobiculatum. Recent research has shown that managing this weed at the edge of rice fields offers African farmers, low-cost non-chemical control of AfRGM.