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Vegetable integrated Push-Pull technology: implications for fall armyworm management
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The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), a highly destructive pest of maize causing substantial yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa. Dependence on synthetic insecticides is not only costly for smallholder farmers but also contributes to health hazards, environmental contamination, and resistance development. This study assessed the performance of a recently developed Vegetable-Integrated Push-Pull Technology (VIPPT) as a sustainable alternative for fall armyworm management. VIPPT combined maize with either cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), onion (Allium cepa), or coriander (Coriandrum sativum) within a randomized complete block design across two seasons. Five treatments (three vegetable-PPTs, standard PPT, and maize monocrop) were evaluated for pest infestation, crop yield, and beneficial insect diversity. Fall armyworm infestations were significantly lower in vegetable-integrated PPT plots, with cabbage-PPT recording the lowest infestation levels of 1.72 +/- 0.14 in trial 1 and 1.05 +/- 0.11 in trial 2, compared to the monocrop, which recorded 3.64 +/- 0.35 and 2.74 +/- 0.20 larvae per six tagged plants in trials 1 and 2, respectively. Cabbage-PPT also achieved the highest maize yields with an average of 2,996 +/- 409 kg/ha in trial1 and 4,823 +/- 405 kg/ha in trial 2, whereas, the control plots consistently recorded the lowest yields, averaging 985 +/- 52.93 kg/ha in trial 1 and 1,536 +/- 105 kg/ha in trial 2. Moreover, onion-PPT supported the greatest insect diversity (Shannon diversity index = 0.862). These findings highlight the potential of VIPPT as an ecologically sustainable and effective strategy for fall armyworm suppression and biodiversity enhancement in maize agroecosystems.
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Vegetables
Push-Pull technology
Fall armyworm
Intercropping
Sustainable pest management
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